Verily, lenience is not found in anything but it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything but it makes it defective
Narrator in the source: ‘Ā’ishah, Mother of the Believers, reported saying:
‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her), the Prophet's wife, reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Verily, lenience is not found in anything but it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything but it makes it defective."- Grade in the source
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- Source entry
- HadeethEnc · 5796 ↗
Original Arabic wording
عن عائشة رضي الله عنها زوج النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «إِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا زَانَهُ، وَلَا يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَانَهُ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) points out that lenience, mildness, and deliberateness in speech and behavior add beauty and excellence to things, making it easier for a person to fulfill his needs. That lack of lenience makes things defective and unpleasant, which prevents a person from reaching his goal or reaching it with difficulty.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Hadīth urges us to be lenient.
- Lenience adorns people and leads to goodness in worldly and religious matters.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح مسلم (4/ 2004) (2594). بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 683). تطريز رياض الصالحين، لفيصل آل مبارك (ص414).