Verily, lenience is not found in anything but it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything but it makes it defective
‘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."
«إِنَّ الرِّفْقَ لَا يَكُونُ فِي شَيْءٍ إِلَّا زَانَهُ، وَلَا يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ إِلَّا شَانَهُ».
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.
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The Hadīth urges us to be lenient.
Lenience adorns people and leads to goodness in worldly and religious matters.
Sahīh Muslim (4/ 2004) (2594).
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بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين.
لسليم الهلالي (1/ 683).
تطريز رياض الصالحين.
لفيصل آل مبارك (ص414).
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6 Books- The Astounding Reality'Verily, kindness is not found in anything except that it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything except that it makes it defective.' [146]
- الله -جل جلاله- أنيس المحبين وملاذ القاصدين“Verily, kindness does not exist in anything but it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything except that it makes it defective.”
- A Beneficial Summary for the Muezzin, Imam, Khatīb, and Rulings Related to Mosques"Kindness is not found in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it makes it defective."
- A Beneficial Summary for the Muezzin, Imam, Khatīb, and Rulings Related to Mosques"Kindness is not found in anything except that it beautifies it, and it is not removed from anything except that it makes it defective."
- Rawh wa Rayāhīn Sharh Riyād Al-Sālihīnرياض الصالحين مع فوائد وهدايات - 3“Verily, gentleness does not exist in anything except that it adorns it, and it is not removed from anything except that it makes it defective.”