Both actions, the first and its punishment, are bad, because it harms the one upon whom it descends. Allah, the Most High, said: "And if a bad thing touches them, they say, 'This is from you.'" He means what harms them from calamities and afflictions. The meaning is that if a wrongdoing is met, it should be met with a similar response without increase. If someone says, 'May Allah disgrace you,' he should respond, 'May Allah disgrace you.' So whoever pardons and reconciles between himself and his opponent by forgiving and overlooking, as Allah, the Most High, said: "But when there comes between you and him animosity, it is as if he were a close friend." His reward is with Allah, a number that is ambiguous and cannot be measured in greatness. And His saying, "Indeed, He does not like the wrongdoers," indicates that seeking retribution hardly ensures that one will not exceed the bounds of wrongdoing. [Mahamud said: "It indicates that seeking retribution hardly ensures that one will not exceed the bounds of wrongdoing... etc." Ahmad said: "It is a good meaning that responds to the words of the one who says: Why was this mentioned after forgiveness when seeking retribution is not wrongdoing, thus satisfying the questioner and providing him with all benefit.] And from this pattern, and Allah is the Grantor of success, is His saying: "And when We let man taste of mercy from Us, he rejoices in it; but if an evil thing touches them because of what their own hands have sent before (them), then indeed, man is ungrateful." And transgression, especially in a state of anger [The term "anger" in the dictionaries: "anger" with the vowel is rage. (A)] and the inflammation of zeal, might lead the one who seeks retribution to be among the wrongdoers without realizing it. And from the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him: "On the Day of Resurrection, a caller will call: 'Whoever has a reward with Allah, let him stand up.' Then a group will stand, and it will be said to them: 'What is your reward with Allah?' They will say: 'We are those who pardoned those who wronged us.' It will be said to them: 'Enter Paradise by the permission of Allah.' [Narrated by Al-Aqili, Al-Tabarani in 'Makarim Al-Akhlaq,' Abu Nuaym in 'Al-Hilya,' and Al-Bayhaqi in 'Al-Shu'ab' in the fifty-seventh, all from the route of Al-Fadl bin Yasar from Ghalib Al-Attar from Al-Hasan bin Anas, raised to him. He said: 'When the servant stands for reckoning, a caller will call: 'Whoever has a reward with Allah, let him enter Paradise.' - the hadith.' There is another route from Al-Thalabi narrated by Zuhair bin Abbad from Ibn Uyayna from Amr from Ibn Abbas. And another from Al-Bayhaqi narrated by Al-Thawri from Amr bin Shu'aib from his father from his grandfather, which is more complete than it - Al-Bayhaqi said: The text is strange - and the chain is weak.]