Umar on Forgiveness: No mercy for the unmerciful, unforgiving

Qabisah ibn Jabir reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever does not show mercy will not receive mercy. Whoever does not forgive others will not be forgiven. Whoever does not pardon others will not be pardoned. Whoever does not protect others will not be protected.”

Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 366

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُ لا يُرْحَمُ وَلا يُغْفَرُ مَنْ لا يَغْفِرُ وَلا يُعْفَ عَمَّنْ لَمْ يَعْفُ وَلا يُوقَّ مَنْ لا يَتَوَقَّ

366 االأدب المفرد للبخاري باب قول الرجل للصغير يا بني

286 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح الأدب المفرد

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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