Allah said in the Quran [41:34-35]: “Good and evil cannot be equal. Respond ˹to evil˺ with what is best, then the one whom between you and him is enmity [will become] as though he was a devoted friend. And no one will be Granted such goodness Except those who exercise Patience and self-restraint,—None but persons of The greatest good fortune.”
The above is just a translation for the meaning in English, and here is the original verse in Arabic:
وَلَا تَسْتَوِي الْحَسَنَةُ وَلَا السَّيِّئَةُ ۚ ادْفَعْ بِالَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ فَإِذَا الَّذِي بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَهُ عَدَاوَةٌ كَأَنَّهُ وَلِيٌّ حَمِيمٌ]
[ وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍ
Allah said in the Quran[7:199]”Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; but turn away from the ignorant.”
The above is just a translation for the meaning in English, and in the following is the original verse in Arabic:
[ خُذِ ٱلۡعَفۡوَ وَأۡمُرۡ بِٱلۡعُرۡفِ وَأَعۡرِضۡ عَنِ ٱلۡجَـٰهِلِينَ]
Explaining the Qur’anic verse “Hold to forgiveness” [ خُذِ الْعَفْوَ ], `Abd Allah b. Al-Zubair said:
The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) was commanded to hold to forgiveness from the conduct of the people.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud.
Narrated Anas: The ‘Prophet was the best and the bravest amongst the people. Once the people of Medina got terrified at night, so they went in the direction of the noise (that terrified them). The Prophet (ﷺ) met them (on his way back) after he had found out the truth. He was riding an unsaddled horse belonging to Abu Talha and a sword was hanging by his neck, and he was saying, “Don’t be afraid! Don’t be afraid!” He further said, “I found it (i.e. the horse) very fast,” or said, “This horse is very fast.” . Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari.