The Garden of Guidance.
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said:
“And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things.” (42:43)
And on the authority of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said:
While the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was sitting with his Companions,
a man reviled Abu Bakr and insulted him,
but Abu Bakr remained silent.
Then the man insulted him a second time,
and Abu Bakr remained silent.
Then he insulted him a third time,
so Abu Bakr retaliated and defended himself.
At that, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood up when Abu Bakr retaliated.
So Abu Bakr said,
"Are you displeased with me, O Messenger of Allah?"
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) replied,
"An angel descended from the heavens to refute what he was saying to you,
but when you retaliated, Satan entered,
and I was not going to sit once Satan had entered."
Narrated by Abu Dawud.
"Reviled him" means he cursed and insulted him;
"retaliated" means he responded in kind.
A benefit:
On the authority of al-Hasan, may Allah have mercy on him, who said:
A man insulted one of the early generations,
so the man stood up, wiping sweat from his brow,
while reciting:
“And verily whoso is patient and forgiveth - lo! that, verily, is (of) the steadfast heart of things.” (42:43)
Al-Hasan said:
"By Allah, he truly grasped and understood it,
when the ignorant failed to comprehend it."