among them is that the prevailing custom of the ruler is forgiveness patience good character and suppressing anger with the ability. it was narrated that a man who had committed a crime was brought to abu ja`far so he ordered him to be killed. almubarak bin fadala who was present said o commander of the faithful shall i not tell you a hadith that i heard from alhasan? he said what is it? he said i heard alhasan may god have mercy on him say when the day of resurrection comes the people will be gathered on one plain and a caller will stand up and call out whoever has a hand with god let him stand up. no one will stand up except the one who forgives. he said leave him alone. it was narrated on the authority of jesus son of mary peace be upon him that he said to john son of zakariya peace be upon him if you are asked what is wrong with you? then thank god. and if you are asked what is not wrong with you? then thank god even more than that when you are able to do a good deed for which you had no work. abu hurairah narrated that he peace be upon him said the strong man is not the one who wrestles. rather the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is angry. it was narrated that
ومنها أن تكون العادة الغالبة على والي الأمر العفو والحلم وحسن الخلق وكظم الغيظ مع القدرة فقد حكي أنه حمل إلى أبي جعفر رجل قد جنى جناية فأمر بقتله فقال المبارك بن فضالة وكان حاضرا يا أمير المؤمنين ألا أحدثك حديثا سمعته من الحسن قال وما هو قال سمعت الحسن رحمه الله يقول إذا كان يوم القيامة جمع الناس في صعيد واحد فيقوم مناد ينادي من له عند الله يد فليقم فلا يقوم الا من عفا فقال خلوا عنه وحكى عن عيسى ابن مريم صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال ليحيى بن زكريا صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا قيل لك ما فيك فأحدث لله شكرا وإذا قيل ما ليس فيك فأحدث لله شكرا أعظم منه إذ تيسرت لك حسنة لم يكن لك فيها عمل وروى أبو هريرة أنه صلى الله عليه وسلم قال ليس الشديد بالصرعة إنما الشديد الذي يملك نفسه عند الغضب وحكي أن