Abu 'Uthman reported that 'Umar wanted to appoint a man as governor.
The governor said, "I have such-and-such a number of children and I have
never kissed any of them." 'Umar said, "Allah Almighty will only show mercy
to the kindest of His slaves."
وَعَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَاسٌ مِنَ الأعْرَابِ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَتُقَبِّلُونَ الصِّبْيَانَ، فَوَاللَّهِ مَا نُقَبِّلُهُمْ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: أَوَ أَمْلِكُ إِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ نَزَعَ مِنْ قَلْبِكَ الرَّحْمَةَ؟.
'A'isha said, "Some bedouins came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace. One of their men said to him, 'Messenger of Allah, do
you kiss children? By Allah, we do not kiss them.' The Messenger of Allah,
may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Can I put mercy in your hearts
after Allah has removed it from them?'"
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Allah Almighty has divided mercy into one hundred
parts. He kept ninety-nine parts and sent down one part to earth. Because
of that one single part, creatures are merciful to one another so that even
the mare will lift its hooves away from its foal so that it does not trample
on it."
