Ones of the moral traits recommended in the Qur'an is forgiveness.
"Hold to forgiveness, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant." (Qur'an 7:199)
In another verse Allah commands:"... They should rather pardon and overlook. Would you not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most merciful," (Qur'an, 24:22)
Islam teaches us that the best kind of forgiveness is answering the oppression of others with kindness. The Prophet Muhammad SAW inspired us with this practice when he said to his followers: God had ordered me to maintain ties with those who sever ties with me, and to give to those who deprive me, and to forgive those oppress me. The Prophet and his companies were so merciful in their conduct that instead of becoming angry with their offenders, they defended them and gave them gifts. What immeasurable acts of compassion. The went beyond human altruismand peacticed unmatched generosity. They demonstrated that when we open our hearts and pardon others, we are granting ourselves an inner peace. This is how we can prevent spite from suffocating our hearts, which is crucial because hatred has the ability to make us internally ill. We think that hatred is a means of revenge against those who have harmed us, but by begrudging them we are only harming ourselves. This is because our enemies will never feel our anger, and they live contently as we suffer. When we forgive others, it brings relief to our souls because it is a kind of liberating release. This is because when someone has upset us, they have power over us because we allowed them to do so.
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