(23) باب فَضْلِ الرِّفْقِ
'A'isha, the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ), reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
'A'isha, verily Allah is kind and He loves kindness and confers upon kindness which he does not confer upon severity and does not confer upon anything else besides it (kindness). (DE)
Reference (DE): Sahih Muslim 2593 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 45, Hadith 99 (DE)
USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 32, Hadith 6273 (DE)