Hadith 5901

Chapter 19

باب 19

(19) باب اسْتِحْبَابِ الْعَفْوِ وَالتَّوَاضُعِ

(19) Chapter: It Is Recommended To Forgive And Be Humble
90
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، وَقُتَيْبَةُ، وَابْنُ، حُجْرٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ جَعْفَرٍ - عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَا نَقَصَتْ صَدَقَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ وَمَا زَادَ اللَّهُ عَبْدًا بِعَفْوٍ إِلاَّ عِزًّا وَمَا تَوَاضَعَ أَحَدٌ لِلَّهِ إِلاَّ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives Allah adds to his respect, and the one who shows humility Allah elevates him in the estimation (of the people).

Reference: Sahih Muslim 2588

In-book reference: Book 45, Hadith 90

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 32, Hadith 6264