[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