[10] Rewards of Being Lenient (in Pardoning): – وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع إِنَّ أَوَّلَ عِوَضِ الْحَلِيمِ مِنْ خَصْلَتِهِ أَنَّ النَّاسَ أَعْوَانُهُ عَلَى الْجَاهِلِ. And Ali -asws said: ‘The first compensation of the lenient one from his quality is that the people would assist him against the ignorant one’’.
And in the Hadeeth: ‘When it will be the Day of Qiyamah, a caller will call out: ‘The one whose Recompense is upon Allah -azwj , let him enter the Paradise!’ It will be said, ‘Who are they?’ It will be said, ‘The pardoners of the people can enter the Paradise without any Reckoning’’.
Tafseer Al Numany – By the mentioned chain in ‘Kitab Al Quran’ – ‘From Amir Al-Momineen -asws having said: ‘And as for the allowance for which the owner has a choice in the matter, Allah -azwj Blessed and Exalted will Allow him to punish the servant upon his injustice. Allah -azwj the Exalted Said: And a Recompense of an evil is an evil similar to it. But one who pardons and amends, so his Recompense is upon Allah. [42:40] – and this one, he has a choice in it.
If he so desires, he can pardon, and if he so desires, he can punish’’. [13] A Lenient Enemy better than a foolish friend: – وَ قَالَ لُقْمَانَ عَدُوٌّ حَلِيمٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صَدِيقٍ سَفِيهٍ. And Luqman -as said: ‘A lenient enemy is better than a foolish friend’’. [14] – وَ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُعْرَفُونَ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثَةِ مَوَاضِعَ لَا يُعْرَفُ الْحَلِيمُ إِلَّا عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ وَ لَا يُعْرَفُ الشُّجَاعُ إِلَّا فِي الْحَرْبِ وَ لَا تَعْرِفُ أَخَاكَ إِلَّا عِنْدَ حَاجَتِكَ إِلَيْهِ.
And Luqman -as said: ‘Three are not recognised except in three places – the lenient is not recognised except during the anger, nor is the brave recognised except during the war, nor is your brother recognised except during your need to him’’.