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THE GREAT REWARD FOR BEING PATIENT WITH OTHERS

In a Hadith, the Holy Prophet ﷺ said that on the Day of Judgment a person will be brought before Allah Ta’alah. Allah Ta’alah will ask the angels, “Tell me what good deeds has he got in his account?” The angels will reply, “O Allah Ta’alah! He doesn’t have too many good deeds in his account. He neither read too many Nawafil (non-mandatory Salah), nor did he pray a lot. However, he had one special virtue. If anyone hurt him or caused him harm, he used to forgive that person. Similarly, if someone owed money to him and said that he didn’t have the means to pay it back at the due date, then he told his servants that this person cannot afford to pay so forgo my loan, and gave up his rights.” Upon hearing this Allah Ta’alah would say, “This person showed mercy towards my slaves, and forgave them his rights. Today I will show him mercy and will forgive him.” So, Allah Ta’alah will grant him Maghfirah (deliverance) for showing kindness to fellow human beings.