Al-Adab al-Mufrad

Compassion

'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "A group of Jews came to the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), and said, "Poison ('sam' instead of 'salam') be upon you." 'A'isha said, "I understood it and said, 'And poison be upon you and the curse of Allah!' The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), 'Easy, 'A'isha! Allah loves compassion in everything.' I said, 'Didn't you hear what they said?' The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), replied, 'I already said, "and upon you".'"

Compassion

Jarir ibn 'Abdullah reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "Whoever is denied compassion is denied good."

Compassion

Abu'd-Darda' reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Whoever has been given his portion of compassion has been given his portion of good. Whoever is denied given his portion of compassion has been denied his portion of good. Good character will be the weightiest thing in the believer's balance on the Day of Rising. Allah hates a coarse, foul-mouthed person."

Compassion

'A'isha reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Forgive right-acting people their slips."

Compassion

Anas reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "If there is roughness in anything it is bound to disgrace it. Allah is compassionate and loves compassion."

Compassion

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri said, "The Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), was more modest than a virgin in her tent. When he disliked something, we recognised that in his face."

Compassion

Ibn 'Abbas reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Right guidance, good behaviour and aiming for what is just and correct is a seventieth part of prophethood."

Compassion

'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, said, "I was on a camel which was somewhat intractable and the Prophet, (ﷺ), remarked, 'You must be compassionate. Whenever there is compassion in something, it adorns it, and when it is removed from something it disgraces it."

Compassion

Sa'id al-Maqburi reported from his father that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "Beware of avarice. It destroyed those before you. They shed one another's blood and broke off relations with their relatives. Injustice will appear as darkness on the Day of Rising."

Compassion in livelihood

Kathir ibn 'Ubayd said, "I visited 'A'isha, the Umm al-Mu'minin, may Allah be pleased with her. She said, 'Wait until I sew up my garment.' So I waited and said, 'Umm al-Mu'minin, when I go out, I will tell them that your enemy is miserliness.' She said, 'Look to your own business. There are no new clothes for anyone who does not wear shabby clothes.'"

What a slave is given for compassion

'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Allah is compassionate and loves compassion. He gives for compassion what He goes not give for harshness."

Calming

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "Make things easy and do not make things difficult. Calm people and do not arouse their aversion."

Calming

'Abdullah ibn 'Amr said, "A guest stayed among the tribe of Israel and there was a dog in the house. They said, 'Dog, do not bark at our guest. The puppies were suckling from it. They mentioned it to one of their Prophets who said, 'This is like a community which will come after you and whose fools will overcome its men of knowledge."