Daily Ayah ยท Ali 'Imran 3:134
You hold your tongue after a cruel remark, yet hours later you are still replaying it.
This ayah praises people who restrain their anger. The Arabic word, kazm, comes from tying shut a full waterskin so nothing spills.
So restraining anger means holding it in while it is still full. It is real strength, and it keeps the harm from spilling onto others.
Then the ayah adds a further step: pardoning people. Al-Saadi explains that pardon goes beyond restraint, because it means leaving the wrong unpunished with a generous heart.
Scholars explain that a person can hold back anger yet keep a grudge. Ibn Kathir says pardon leaves no resentment in the heart, the most complete state.
Holding your tongue is a good start. This ayah points to pardon as a step you can grow toward, at your own pace, when you are ready.
Amal for today: Think of one hurt you still carry, and choose to let it go. Pardon does not mean trusting them again or staying close.
Sources: Ibn Kathir; al-Saadi (Taysir al-Karim); Ibn Ashur (al-Tahrir wa al-Tanwir); al-Munir (Wahba al-Zuhayli); al-Biqa'i (Nazm al-Durar)