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tabarani:19619Bakr b. Sahl

[Machine] "That they should give to the near of kin, the orphans, and the needy in charity, and say to them a kind word. And let them pardon and overlook. Do you not love that Allah should forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

"Indeed, I have designated in you, O Abu Bakr, virtues, and I have bestowed upon you ample capacity and knowledge of Allah, and knowledge of kinship. So, be compassionate, O Abu Bakr, towards a certain person, for he has kinship, migration, a dwelling, and scenes of battles that I am pleased with."

"Do you not love that Allah should forgive you?"

"He wants forgiveness, so forgive Masdah."

"And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful."

"He wants, indeed, I am forgiving to those who make a mistake, and merciful to my allies."  

الطبراني:١٩٦١٩حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ ثنا عَبْدُ الْغَنِيِّ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ ثنا مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَطَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَعَنْ مُقَاتِلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنِ الضَّحَّاكِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ {وَلَا يَأْتَلِ} «يُرِيدُ وَلَا يَحْلِفُ» {أُولُو الْفَضْلِ مِنْكُمْ وَالسَّعَة} «يُرِيدُ وَلَا يَحْلِفُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ عَلَى مِسْطَحِ بْنِ أُثَاثَةَ»

{أَنْ يُؤْتُوا أُولِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَالْمُهَاجِرِينَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلْيَعْفُوا وَلْيَصْفَحُوا} «فَقَدْ جَعَلْتُ فِيكَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ الْفَضْلَ وَجَعَلْتُ عِنْدَكَ السَّعَةَ وَالْمَعْرِفَةَ بِاللهِ وَمَعْرِفَةَ الرَّحِمِ فَتَعَطَّفْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ عَلَى مِسْطَحٍ فَلَهُ قَرَابَةٌ وَلَهُ هِجْرَةٌ وَمَسْكَنَةٌ وَمَشَاهِدُ رَضِيتُهَا مِنْهَا بَدْرًا» {أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللهُ لَكُمْ} «يُرِيدُ فَاغْفِرْ لمِسْطَحٍ» {وَاللهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} «يُرِيدُ فَإِنِّي غَفُورٌ لِمَنْ أَخْطَأَ رَحِيمٌ بِأَوْلِيَائِي»