Being asked to forgive someone who does not deserve it
Revealed when Abū Bakr swore to stop supporting a relative who had slandered his daughter.
وَلَا يَأْتَلِ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْفَضْلِ مِنكُمْ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن يُؤْتُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَـٰكِينَ وَٱلْمُهَـٰجِرِينَ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَلْيَعْفُوا۟ وَلْيَصْفَحُوٓا۟ ۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغْفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
…wal-yaʿfū wal-yaṣfaḥū, a-lā tuḥibbūna an yaghfira-llāhu lakum…
“And let not those of virtue among you and wealth swear not to give [aid] to their relatives and the needy and the emigrants for the cause of Allāh, and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allāh should forgive you? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.”
Where this comes from
He had every right to cut the man off. The verse does not argue that the man deserved better. It asks Abū Bakr what he himself is hoping for.
Source
The Qur'an · 24:22
- Qur'anic text in the Uthmani script via Quran.com; translation: Saheeh International