أَوْدَعَهُمَا فِي أَسْرَارِ أَصْفِيَائِهِ لِيَتَخَلَّقُوا مَعَ الْخَلْقِ بِأَخْلَاقِ خَالِقِهِمْ وَ جَعَلَهُمْ كَذَلِكَ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ لْيَعْفُوا وَ لْيَصْفَحُوا أَ لا تُحِبُّونَ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ وَ اللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ وَ مَنْ لَا يَعْفُو عَنْ بَشَرٍ مِثْلِهِ كَيْفَ يَرْجُو عَفْوَ مَلِكٍ جَبَّارٍ ‘He -azwj has Deposited in the secrets of His -azwj elites for them to conduct with the people with the morals of their Creator, and He -azwj Made them like that.
and let them be pardoning and let them be excusing. Do you not love that Allah should Forgive you? And Allah is Forgiving, Merciful [24:22] . And the one not pardoning from a mortal like him, how can he hope for the Pardon of the Subduing King.
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص حَاكِياً عَنْ رَبِّهِ يَأْمُرُهُ بِهَذِهِ الْخِصَالِ قَالَ صِلْ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ وَ اعْفُ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَكَ وَ أَعْطِ مَنْ حَرَمَكَ وَ أَحْسِنْ إِلَى مَنْ أَسَاءَ إِلَيْكَ وَ قَدْ أُمِرْنَا بِمُتَابَعَتِهِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ ما آتاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَ ما نَهاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهُوا ‘The Prophet -saww said narrating on behalf of his -saww Lord -azwj having Commanded him -saww with these characteristics.
He -saww said: ‘Connect (with) the one who cuts you off, and pardon the one who is unjust to you, and give to the who deprives you, and do a favour to the one who offends you.’ and we have been Commanded to follow him -saww . ‘Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic Says: And whatever the Rasool gives you, so take it, and whatever he forbids you from, then refrain; and fear Allah, surely Allah is severe of the Punishment [59:7] .
وَ الْعَفْوُ سِرُّ اللَّهِ فِي الْقُلُوبِ قُلُوبِ خَوَاصِّهِ مِمَّنْ يُسِرُّ لَهُ سِرَّهُ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ أَ يَعْجِزُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ كَأَبِي ضَمْضَمٍ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَا أَبُو ضَمْضَمٍ قَالَ رَجُلٌ كَانَ مِمَّنْ قَبْلَكُمْ كَانَ إِذَا أَصْبَحَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَصَدَّقُ بِعِرْضِي عَلَى النَّاسِ عَامَّةً ‘And the pardon is a Secret of Allah -azwj in the hearts, the hearts of His -azwj special ones, from the one He -azwj has Divulged to of His -azwj Secrets; and Rasool-Allah -saww had said: ‘Is one of you unable from being like Abu Zamzam?’ They said, ‘O Rasool-Allah -saww !
And who is Abu Zamzam?’ He -saww said: ‘A man who was from the ones before you all. Whenever it was morning, he says, ‘O Allah -azwj !