Answers from 18 December 2016

18 Rabi'ul Awwal 143818 December 2016

The Virtue of Pardoning When One Has the Ability to Punish

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: Musa ('alayhis salam) said, O my Rabb! Who among Your servants is the most respected to you? Allah Ta'ala said: 'One who has the power (to punish), yet forgives'

18 Rabi'ul Awwal 143818 December 2016

Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullah) Regarding an Intelligent Person

QuestionCan you provide the source of this statement of Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah (rahimahullah): "An intelligent person is not he who merely knows what is good and what is evil. An intelligent person follows good when he sees it and abstains from evil when he sees it"