Compassion

'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "A group of Jews came to the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, and said, "Poison ('sam' instead of 'salam')be upon you." 'A'isha said, "I understood it and said, 'And poison be uponyou and the curse of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless himand grant him peace, 'Easy, 'A'isha! Allah loves compassion in everything.'I said, 'Didn't you hear what they said?' The Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, replied, 'I already said, "and upon you".'"

Jarir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allahbless him and grant him peace, said, "Whoever is denied compassion is deniedgood."

Abu'd-Darda' reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Whoever has been given his portion of compassionhas been given his portion of good. Whoever is denied given his portionof compassion has been denied his portion of good. Good character willbe the weightiest thing in the believer's balance on the Day of Rising.Allah hates a coarse, foul-mouthed person."

'A'isha reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Forgive right-acting people their slips."

Anas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant himpeace, said, "If there is roughness in anything it is bound to disgraceit. Allah is compassionate and loves compassion."

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, was more modest than a virgin in her tent. Whenhe disliked something, we recognised that in his face."

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and granthim peace, said, "Right guidance, good behaviour and aiming for what isjust and correct is a seventieth part of prophethood."

'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "I was on a camelwhich was somewhat intractable and the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, remarked, 'You must be compassionate. Whenever there iscompassion in something, it adorns it, and when it is removed from somethingit disgraces it."

Sa'id al-Maqburi reported from his father that the Messenger ofAllah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Beware of avarice.It destroyed those before you. They shed one another's blood and brokeoff relations with their relatives. Injustice will appear as darkness onthe Day of Rising."

Kathir ibn 'Ubayd said, "I visited 'A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin,may Allah be pleased with her. She said, 'Wait until I sew up my garment.'So I waited and said, 'Umm al-Mu'minin, when I go out, I will tell themthat your enemy is miserliness.' She said, 'Look to your own business.There are no new clothes for anyone who does not wear shabby clothes.'"

'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal reported that the Prophet, may Allah blesshim and grant him peace, said, "Allah is compassionate and loves compassion.He gives for compassion what He goes not give for harshness."

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him andgrant him peace, said, "Make things easy and do not make things difficult.Calm people and do not arouse their aversion."

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "A guest stayed among the tribe of Israeland there was a dog in the house. They said, 'Dog, do not bark at our guest.The puppies were suckling from it. They mentioned it to one of their Prophetswho said, 'This is like a community which will come after you and whosefools will overcome its men of knowledge."

'A'isha said, "I was on a camel that was somewhat intractable andI began to beat it. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace,said, 'You must be compassionate. Whenever there is compassion in something,it adorns it, and whenever it is removed from something it disgraces it."