Sūrat `Āli ʿImrān, 134 | Allah sends His praise to: ❝…those who swallow anger, and forgive others, and Allāh loves the excellent.❞ والكاظمين الغيظ والعافين عن الناس True excellence, it says, is in the sincere and hearty love to forgive. Take a leaf from the life of `Imām an-Nawawi. Being a Shāfiʿī scholar, `Imām an-Nawawi subscribed to the opinion that it is ḥarām for person to take something from someone [assuming it’s a gift] unless he received a verbal invitation first. An-Nawawi had risen for qiyām ul-layl once night, when suddenly a thief broke into his home and stole his new shoes. After finishing his ṣalāh, an-Nawawi ran after the thief, shouting, “Consider my shoes a gift, just say you accept!” The justice system lay in his favor, yet an-Nawawi’s only concern was warding off punishment and sin from the very criminal to that tried to exploit him. We summon the spirits of these giants [in their stories, philosophies and teachings] to redefine and refine our own moral standards. And we are confronted with the question: When justice stands in our favor, how often do we reroute toward the path of forgiveness??
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