(11) باب فِي الرِّفْقِ
`Abd Allah b. Mughaffal reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying :
Allah is gentle, likes gentleness, and gives for gentleness what he does not give for harshness. (IT)
Reference (IT): Sunan Abi Dawud 4807 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 43, Hadith 35 (IT)
English translation (IT): Book 42, Hadith 4789 (IT)