A person approached Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) and said: Your such and such cousin was talking about you, but whatever he spoke was nothing except for abuses and obscene language.
The Imam (peace be upon him) said to his slave-girl: Bring me some water for ablution. He then performed the ablution and stood up for prayers.
The narrator said: I thought to myself that the Imam (peace be upon him) would curse the person.
When the Imam (peace be upon him) had concluded is two-raka’h prayer, he beseeched: O’ Lord! It was my right (which he had transgressed) and I have forgiven him (for his invectives and abuses). Your munificence and benefaction is much more than mine, so forgive him and do not chastise him for his conduct.
The narrator says: Seeing this compassion of the Imam (peace be upon him), I was overcome with astonishment and amazement.( Muntahal Aa’maal, vol. 2, pg. 127; Miskaah al-Anwaar. )