Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (730) | Conditions for forgiveness and amnesty
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The conditions for forgiveness and pardon.
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Forgiving an aggressor is conditional upon three matters.
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First:
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That the forgiveness be limited to cases of personal offense.
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Not aggression against the creed or turning believers away from it.
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For that requires defense and resistance by every available, permissible means.
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Or patience when one lacks the ability to change the situation.
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Until Allah brings about a matter that was destined to be.
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Second:
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That forgiveness in personal matters must not stem from weakness on the part of the one forgiving.
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Or an inability to exact one’s due right.
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Otherwise, it is mere helplessness and cowardice, not forgiveness and pardon.
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In such a case, the intended effect on the soul of the offender is not achieved.
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For the offender will then perceive the forgiveness as weakness on the part of the one forgiving.
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And it will not deter him from repeating his offense and oppressing the one who forgave him or others.
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However, if the pardon is granted while one has the power to requite evil with its like,
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It will then carry weight and impact in reforming both the aggressor and the one who forgave.
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The aggressor will then feel a sense of shame.
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And he will see his adversary, who pardoned him, as the superior one.
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As for the strong person who forgives, his soul will be purified and ascend in nobility.
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Thus, forgiveness in that instance is better for both parties.
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Third: That the aggressor must not be someone who persists in aggression against people.
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For such a person, forgiveness only increases in arrogance and hostility.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.