Abu Hatim on Hilm: Graceful patience to forgive without vengeance

Ibn Hibban reported: Abu Hatim, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Forbearance is most graceful when it is given despite having the power to take revenge.”

Source: Rawḍat al-‘Uqalā 99

عن ابن حبان قال قال أَبُو حاتم رَضِيَ اللَّه عنه والحلم أجمل مَا يكون من المقتدر على الانتقام

99 روضة العقلاء

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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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