الغني
كلمة (غَنِيّ) في اللغة صفة مشبهة على وزن (فعيل) من الفعل (غَنِيَ...
Pardon
(الصَّفْح)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Forgiving the sin along with eliminating ill feelings towards its doer, and refraining from blaming or criticizing him.
الشرح المختصر
"Safh" (pardoning) is to overlook someone's sin and forgive him, refrain from returning his evil with its like by eliminating ill feelings such as hatred, revenge, etc. and abstain from punishing him either verbally or physically. "Safh" is of two types: 1. Praiseworthy: which is to forgive the wrongdoer if there is a benefit in doing so. 2. Blameworthy: which is to forgive someone when it is inappropriate to do so. This is when the person deserves to be punished and not forgiven. Examples of this include punishing the oppressive assaulters who are not deterred except by punishment.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"Safh": pardon, forgiveness. Original meaning: width and side of something. Other meanings: ignoring an offence and inflicting no punishment.
التعريف
To forgive.