“Hilm [Forbearance]: The abandonment of haste. Ar-Raghib said,
‘it is the ability to control the soul and temperament at the
onrush of anger.’ al-Jahiz said, it is the abandonment of taking
revenge in the state of extreme anger, despite the ability to do
so.’ al-Jurani said, ‘it is to be clam in the state of anger.’
Ibn Hibban said, ‘it is to prevent the soul, at the onset of
something that it dislikes, from falling into that which is
prohibited. It is made up of cognisance (ma’rifah), patience
(sabr), deliberation (anah), and examination and circumspection
(tathabbut). …Were hilm to have no praiseworthy trait except
preventing one from falling into sin and entering into
despicable situations, this would be sufficient in making it
obligatory upon the intelligent to adhere to whenever he finds
the opportunity…It is obligatory upon the intelligent when he
becomes angry and exasperated to bring to mind the hilm that
Allah displays to him despite his frequently transgressing the
bounds and falling into sin, this