REWARD FOR GENTLE DEALINGS H 1400 "There was a man who lived before you who was called to account and nothing good was found in his account except that when he was wealthy and had dealings with people he ordered his servants to be forgiving to those in straitened circumstances. Allah, the Mighty, the Glorified said: 'We have better right to this than him, therefore be forgiving towards him.'" R 1400 Muslim with a chain up to Abu Mas'ud Badri who related that the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, said this.
1371- وعن أَبي مسعود البدريِّ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : قَالَ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم : "حُوسِبَ رَجُلٌ مِمَّنْ كَانَ قَبْلَكُمْ ، فَلَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ مِنَ الخَيْرِ شَيْءٌ ، إِلاَّ أنَّهُ كَانَ يُخَالِطُ النَّاسَ وَكَانَ مُوسِراً ، وَكَانَ يَأمُرُ غِلْمَانَهُ أنْ يَتَجَاوَزُوا عَن المُعْسِر . قَالَ اللهُ تعالى : نَحْنُ أَحَقُّ بذلِكَ مِنْهُ ؛ تَجَاوَزُوا عَنْهُ" رواه مسلم .