[Machine] In His saying {and not equal are the good deed and the bad. Repel with that which is better} [Surah Fussilat 34], Abu Jahal, may Allah curse him, used to harm the Prophet ﷺ and the Prophet ﷺ disliked seeing him. Allah ordered him with forgiveness and pardoning. He said: "So when you meet in battle those who disbelieve, strike [their] necks until, when you have inflicted slaughter upon them, then secure their bonds, and either [confer] favor afterwards or ransom [them] until the war lays down its burdens" [Surah Muhammad 4]. It was revealed regarding the Prophet ﷺ and Abu Jahal when Abu Jahal insulted the Prophet ﷺ .  

فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} [فصلت 34] وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ أَبَا جَهْلٍ لَعَنَهُ اللهُ كَانَ يُؤْذِي النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَهُ مُبْغِضًا يَكْرَهُ رُؤْيَتَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ اللهُ تَعَالَى بِالْعَفْوِ وَالصَّفْحِ يَقُولُ فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ يَعْنِي أَبَا جَهْلٍ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَمِيمٌ لَكَ فِي النَّسَبِ الشَّفِيقُ عَلَيْكَ وَقَالَ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ السَّيِّئَةَ} [المؤمنون 96] نَزَلَتْ فِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَأَبِي جَهْلٍ حِينَ جَهِلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

[Machine] In His saying, "Repel [evil] by that which is better" [Fussilat 34], Allah, may He be exalted, has commanded the believers to have patience when angry, forbearance when ignorant, and forgiveness when wronged. When they do that, Allah protects them from Satan, and their enemy submits to them as if he were a close friend. Al-Bukhari mentioned its wording in his commentary, and it is said that Ibn Abbas understood it to mean that if the Prophet ﷺ addressed him with it, it refers to him and others. Allah knows best.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ} [فصلت 34] قَالَ أَمَرَ اللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِالصَّبِرِ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ وَالْحِلْمِ عِنْدَ الْجَهْلِ وَالْعَفْوِ عِنْدَ الْإِسَاءَةِ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ عَصَمَهُمُ اللهُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ وَخَضَعَ لَهُمْ عَدُوُّهُمْ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ ذَكَرَ الْبُخَارِيُّ مَتْنَهُ فِي التَّرْجَمَةِ وَكَأَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ ذَهَبَ إِلَى أَنَّهُ وَإِنْ خَاطَبَ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَالْمُرَادُ بِهِ هُوَ وَغَيْرُهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] I met Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As and asked him to tell me about the description of the Messenger of Allah in the Torah. He said, "Indeed, he is described in the Torah with some of his qualities in the Furqan: O Prophet, indeed We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner." (Surah Al-Ahzab 45) "And a guardian for the illiterate." You are My slave and My Messenger, I named you the Trusting One. You are not rude, harsh, or loud in the markets. You do not repay evil with evil, but rather you forgive and pardon. I will not take your soul until I establish through you the crooked religion, and the people say, 'There is no god but Allah,' and open with it the eyes of the blind, the ears of the deaf, and the hearts of the closed." Ata ibn Yasar, may Allah have mercy on him, said, "Then I met Ka'b al-Habr and asked him, and they did not differ in anything except that Ka'b said, 'the blind eyes' and 'the closed hearts.' "  

لَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ ؓ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ صِفَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ فَقَالَ أَجَلْ وَاللهِ إِنَّهُ لَمَوْصُوفٌ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ بِبَعْضِ صِفَتِهِ فِي الْفُرْقَانِ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ شَاهِدًا وَمُبَشِّرًا وَنَذِيرًا} [الأحزاب 45] وَحِرْزًا لِلْأُمِّيِّينَ أَنْتَ عَبْدِي وَرَسُولِي سَمَّيْتُكَ الْمُتَوَكِّلَ لَيْسَ بِفَظٍّ وَلَا غَلِيظٍ وَلَا صَخَّابٍ بِالْأَسْوَاقِ وَلَا يَدْفَعُ السَّيِّئَةَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ وَلَكِنْ يَعْفُو وَيَغْفِرُ وَلَنْ أَقْبِضَهُ حَتَّى أُقِيمَ بِهِ الْمِلَّةَ الْعَوْجَاءَ وَأَنْ يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَفْتَحَ بِهِ أَعْيُنًا عُمْيًا وَآذَانًا صُمًّا وَقُلُوبًا غُلْفًا قَالَ عَطَاءُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ ثُمَّ لَقِيتُ كَعْبَ الْحَبْرَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَمَا اخْتَلَفَا فِي حَرْفٍ إِلَّا أَنَّ كَعْبًا يَقُولُ أَعْيُنًا عَمَوِيًّا وَقُلُوبًا غُلُوفًا وَآذَانًا صُمُومًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was not obscene, nor did he engage in obscene behavior. He neither cursed nor insulted people in the marketplaces. He did not retaliate with evil when he was harmed, but rather, he forgave and pardoned.  

لَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِفَاحِشٍ وَلَا مُتَفَحِّشٍ وَلَا سَخَّابٍ فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ وَلَا يَجْزِي بِالسَّيِّئَةِ مِثْلَهَا وَلَكِنْ يَعْفُو وَيَصْفَحُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck any of his wives, nor did he ever strike a servant, nor did he ever strike anything with his right hand, except when fighting in the cause of Allah. And he did not seek revenge for himself unless the limits of Allah were violated, then he sought revenge for it. And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was never given the choice between two matters, one of which was easier than the other, except that he chose the easier one, unless it was a sin. If it was a sin, then he was the furthest of people from it.  

مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَحَدًا مِنْ نِسَائِهِ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ شَيْئًا بِيَمِينِهِ قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَمَا نِيلَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ قَطُّ فَانْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُنْتَهَكَ مَحَارِمُ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لَهَا وَمَا خُيِّرَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ أَحَدُهُمَا أَيْسَرُ مِنَ الآخَرِ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ إِثْمًا فَإِذَا كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبْعَدَ النَّاسِ مِنْهُ