Hadith 17:9
Abu Bakr narrated to us, he said: Affan narrated to us, he said: Hammad bin Salamah narrated to us, from Yunus and Humayd, from al-Hasan, from Abdullah bin Mughaffal, he said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Indeed, Allah is Gentle; He loves gentleness and is pleased with it, and He gives for it what He does not give for harshness."
حدثنا أبو بكر قال حدثنا عفان قال حدثنا حماد بن سلمة عن يونس وحميد عن الحسن عن عبد الله بن مغفل قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الله رفيق يحب الرفق ويرضاه ويعطي عليه ما لا يعطي على العنف