There is a story in our tradition of a man who owned a store and let many people purchase things on credit, including those who did not have the means to pay him back. When it came time for him to collect what was due to him, he would forgive the debts owed to him and not think about it twice. As the tradition goes, when this man passed away and his life’s deeds are being taken into account, Allah tells His angels that this man possessed a strong sense of being ‘afu and it is not possible for him to possess it moreso than He Himself so He forgives the man for any of his shortcomings and grants him entrance into paradise, all because he was forgiving.
via Imam Khalid Latif: Ramadan Reflection Day 9: Forgiveness.
