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20. Essence of Islam-III men with offensive names. ' 'Do not spread doubts and suspicions, nor should you be curious about other people's faults. Do not complain or grumble. 'Do not accuse anyone without proof. Remember, every organ of the body will be called to account. The ear, the eye and the heart shall all be answerable. ". Moral Qualities Related to Doing Good. Of the moral qualities that are related to doing good, the first one is 'Afw, or forgiving people's sins. Forgiving someone who causes harm and deserves to be punished, imprisoned, fined, or handled directly, provided such forgiveness is appropriate, would amount to doing him good. In this context, the teaching of the Holy Qur'ān is: 11 والكظِمِينَ الغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ ! جزوا سيِّئَةٍ سَيِّئَةً مَثْلُهَا فَمَنْ عَفَا وَاصْلَحَ فَاجْرُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ 12. This means that: "The righteous are those who control their anger when the occasion so demands and pardon sin when the situation requires. ' 'The recompense of an injury is a penalty in proportion thereto, but whoso forgives and effects thereby a reform in the offender and no harm is apprehended, that is to say, he exercises forgiveness on its proper occasion― will have his reward with Allah. '. The above verse shows that the Qur'an does not teach non-resistance to evil on all occasions, or that mischief 11 Al-e-'Imran, 3:135 [Publisher] 12. Al-Shūrā, 42:41 [Publisher]