Compassion and Leniency

4. It is narrated from him (narrator of the Hadith above) from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu al-Mighra’ from Abu ‘Abdillah عليه السلام who has said the following: “It is worthwhile for a Muslim to work assiduously to maintain good relations, to cooperate in kindness and assistance for the needy and to be compassionate to each other. Live out this so that you can be as Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Holy, has commanded you to be, ‘. . . compassionate to each other, . . .’ (48:29) show kindness to each other and feel sad for their absence from you. You should be just as the group of Ansar (the supporters) was in the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah عليه السلام as mentioned in (48:29).’”