Mishkat al-Masabih 5102 — Manners

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah Narrated from:

A man reviled (Sayyiduna) Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه while the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم was sitting (along with some of his sahabah رضي الله عنه) and wondering and smiling. When the man went too far (in reviling), Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه retorted to some of what he said. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم become angry, got up and departed.Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه followed him and catching up with him said, "O Messenger of Allah, he was reviling me and you were sitting, but when I gave some reply to him, you became angry and got up and departed." He said, "An angel was three with you replying to the man. When you spoke to him, the devil appeared in between." Then, he said, "Abu Bakr, there are three things that are all true.(i) No one who is wronged ignores that for the sake of Allah, Mighty and Glorious, but Allah grants him great help for it.(ii) No one goes on bestowing with the intention of joining ties of relationship but Allah grants him much more against it.And, (iii) No one begs with intention to pile up abundance but Allah causes him to become poorer because of it." [1]