20. Mercy

٢٠۔ كتاب رَحْمَةِ

20.1 The most merciful of those in the earth

٢٠۔١ بَابُ ارْحَمْ مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ

adab:372

'Umar was heard to say, "Anyone who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy. Anyone who does not forgive will not be forgiven. Anyone who does not turn in repentance will not be turned to nor will he be protected or guarded."  

الأدب المفرد:٣٧٢حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ جَابِرٍ

عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ لاَ يُرْحَمُ مَنْ لاَ يَرْحَمُ وَلاَ يُغْفَرُ لِمَنْ لاَ يَغْفِرُ وَلاَ يُتَابُ عَلَى مَنْ لاَ يَتُوبُ وَلاَ يُوقَّ مَنْ لا يُتَوَقَّ  

adab:373

Mu'awiya ibn Qurra reported that his father said, "A man said, 'Messenger of Allah, I was going to slaughter a sheep and then I felt sorry for it (or 'sorry for the sheep I was going to slaughter').' He said twice, 'Since you showed mercy to the sheep, Allah will show mercy to you.'"  

الأدب المفرد:٣٧٣حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ مِخْرَاقٍ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ قُرَّةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي لَأَذْبَحُ الشَّاةَ فَأَرْحَمُهَا أَوْ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَرْحَمُ الشَّاةَ أَنْ أَذْبَحَهَا قَالَ وَالشَّاةُ إِنْ رَحِمْتَهَا رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ  

adab:374

Abu Hurayra said, "I heard the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, the truthful confirmed one, Abu'l-Qasim, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Mercy is only removed from the one who is destined for wretchedness."  

الأدب المفرد:٣٧٤حَدَّثَنَا آدَمُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ مَوْلَى الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ يَقُولُ

سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ الصَّادِقَ الْمَصْدُوقَ أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لاَ تُنْزَعُ الرَّحْمَةُ إِلا مِنْ شَقِيٍّ  

adab:375

Jarir reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Allah will not show mercy to a person who does not show mercy to other people."  

الأدب المفرد:٣٧٥حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي قَيْسٌ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرٌ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ لا يَرْحَمُ النَّاسَ لا يَرْحَمُهُ اللَّهُ