12. Cheerfulness Towards People
١٢۔ كتاب الِانْبِسَاطِ إِلَى النَّاسِ
Anas reported that a Jewish woman brought the Prophet ﷺ poisoned sheep. He ate from it and she was brought. It was asked, "Should we not kill her?" "No," he replied.
أَنَّ يَهُودِيَّةً أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ بِشَاةٍ مَسْمُومَةٍ فَأَكَلَ مِنْهَا فَجِيءَ بِهَا فَقِيلَ أَلاَ نَقْتُلُهَا؟ قَالَ لاَ قَالَ فَمَا زِلْتُ أَعْرِفُهَا فِي لَهَوَاتِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ
'Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr said on the minbar, "Make allowances for people and command what is right and turn away from the ignorant." (7:199) He said, "By Allah, we are only commanded by this ayat to accept people's character. By Allah, I will accept people's character as long as I am with them."
عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ قَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا أَمَرَ بِهَا أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ إِلاَّ مِنْ أَخْلاَقِ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهِ لَآخُذَنَّهَا مِنْهُمْ مَا صَحِبْتُهُمْ
Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Teach and make things easy and not difficult. When one of you is angry, he should be silent."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلِّمُوا وَيَسِّرُوا وَلاَ تُعَسِّرُوا وَإِذَا غَضِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيَسْكُتْ