(217) بَابُ الرِّفْقِ
'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."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 469
In-book reference: Book 26, Hadith 8
English translation: Book 26, Hadith 469