Chapter 20 - Mercy

Hadith 372

'Umar   was heard to say, "Anyone who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy. Anyone who does not forgive will not be forgiven. Anyone who does not turn in repentance will not be turned to nor will he be protected or guarded."


Hadith 373

Mu'awiya ibn Qurra reported that his father said, "A man said, 'Messenger of Allah   , I was going to slaughter a sheep and then I felt sorry for it (or 'sorry for the sheep I was going to slaughter').' He said twice,

'Since you showed mercy to the sheep, Allah will show mercy to you.'"




Hadith 374

Abu Hurayra  said, "I heard the Prophet, the truthful confirmed one, Abu'l-Qasim,   , say,

'Mercy is only removed from the one who is destined for wretchedness."



Hadith 375

Jarir reported   that the Prophet,   , said,

"Allah will not show mercy to a person who does not show mercy to other people."

Hadith 376

Anas ibn Malik   said, "The Prophet,   , was the most merciful of people towards members of his family. He had his son (Ibrahim) suckled in part of Madina and the husband of his wet-nurse was a blacksmith. We used to go to him and the house would be full of smoke from the bellows. He would kiss the child and take him in his lap."



Hadith 377

Abu Hurayra  said, "A man came to the Prophet,    with a child which he began to embrace. The Prophet, , said.

'Do you show mercy towards me?'

'Yes,' the man replied. He said, 'Allah is more merciful towards you than you are towards this child. He is the Most Merciful of the merciful.










Hadith 378

Abu Hurayra  reported that the Messenger of Allah,   said,

"One day a man became very thirsty while walking down the road. He came across a well, went down into it, and drank and then climbed out. In front of him he found a dog panting, eating the dust out of thirst. The man said, 'This dog is as thirsty as I was.' He went back down into the well and filled his show, putting it into his mouth (in order to climb back up) and then gave the dog water. Therefore Allah thanked him and forgave him."

They said, "Messenger of Allah   , will we have a reward on account of animals?"

He  said, "There is a reward on account of every living thing."



Hadith 379

'Abdullah ibn 'Umar  reported that the Messenger of Allah,  , said,

"A woman punished her cat by imprisoning it until it died of hunger and because of it, she entered the Fire. It was said and Allah knows best: 'You did not feed it nor give it water when you imprisoned it nor did you release it and let it eat from the plants of the earth."



Hadith 380

'Abdullah ibn al-'As  reported that the Prophet,   , said,

"Show mercy and you will be shown mercy. Forgive and Allah will forgive you. Woe to the vessels that catch words (i.e. the ears). Woe to those who persist and consciously continue in what they are doing."



Hadith 381

Abu Umama   that the Messenger of Allah,   , said,

"Anyone who shows mercy, even to an animal meant for slaughtering, will be shown mercy by Allah on the Day of Rising."