Foreword

Explaining verse 41:34 of the Qur’an, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas said that those who exercised self-restraint when angry, or when confronted by mischief, would be protected by God. He would force their enemies to bow down before them as if they were His dear friends. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI. 147 Whenever a believer is stricken with any hardship, or pain, or anxiety, or sorrow, or harm, or distress—even if it be a thorn that has hurt him— God redeems thereby some of his failings. HADITH OF AL-BUKHARI AND MUSLIM.