By Shaykh Yunus Patel رحمة الله عليه
We should try and keep in mind the many virtues regarding forgiving those who wrong us. Allah will InshaAllah reward us in different ways and we will become the beneficiaries of great good.
1) ALLAH WILL FORGIVE US:
Allah says: “Let them forgive and overlook. Do you not wish that Allah should also forgive you? Indeed Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.”
[Surah An-Noor 24: 22]
Shaykh Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه narrated that Rasulullah ﷺ said: “He who forgives the faults of a Muslim, Allah will forgive his faults on the Day of Resurrection.” [Ibn Hibban]
2) ALLAH WILL LOVE US:
Allah says: “Those who control their anger and are forgiving towards people; Allah loves those who do good.”
[Surah Aal-Imraan 3: 134]
3) ALLAH WILL GRANT US HONOUR:
Nabi ﷺ said: “Charity does not decrease wealth; no one forgives except that Allah increases his honour, and no one humbles himself for the sake of Allah except that Allah raises his status.” [Saheeh Muslim]
It is much easier on the heart that we forgive and let the past remain in the past, than hold onto it, carry it with us, and remain unhappy, depressed and miserable. This burden bogs a person down. Many a times, holding onto the past deprives a person of productivity and being able to live life successfully.
