Does Forgiveness Ever Become Foolishness?

Answer 1

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Never!

Why do we forgive others who harmed us & who may be even our enemies?

To regain our mental composure to carry on with life.

So, it is more subjective, intrinsic. It doesn't expect any results or rewards from outside.

So forgiveness can never become foolishness.
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Answer 2

When it is possible, forgiveness should be given after repentence. This goes for self-forgineness as well. Forgiveness is not a "get out of jail free card" It is not loving to allow a person to maliciously repeat bad behavior. The loving thing is accountability, sometimes called tough love. If the person is dead, or not possible to reach, then forgiveness without repentence is appropriate. Forgiveness is for the healing of the forgiver. Yes, that's right, the forgiver, not just the forgiven. The best definition I ever heard of Forgiveness; "Giving up all hope of changing the past." As for foolish, God's grace is often offered to lift up the foolish and confound the wise. That is the truth, and the truth will set you free!!!!! peace

Answer 3

I think that there is a difference between forgiveness and letting someone off the hook... you can have forgiveness and justice at the same time.
let me use an example of a violent crime... say for example that there is someone who regularly goes out to commit a violent crime but only one other person knows about this.. then it would probably be foolish for that one person to pretend that this is not happening in the name of forgiveness.
If a person is never held accoutable for his/her crimes, then they will carry on, without any reason not to. It is only when a community says that it will not accept this behaviour, that the perpetrator is challenged.
I think that it is foolish to forgive someone before you are ready to.... there are usually other emotions that come before forgiveness that need to be worked out first.
I think that at the right time, and at the right moment, and for the right reasons then forgiveness can be a healthy thing for the forgiver and the forgiven... it may enable the forgiver to heal and it may enable the forgiven to find some redemption that may not otherwise be possible.
However there are some crimes that some people will never be able to forgive however hard they try... i think of the crime of child murder as an example of what may never be forgiven... the bereaved parents would have to live with the consequences for the rest of their lives and may not want to, or be able to, forgive. The murderer may never be forgiven.

I think it would be foolish for me to forgive someone and let them trample all over me, and take advantage of me...
and sometimes hate is a more appropriate emotion than forgiveness... in this case, forgiveness may come with time and it may have to be earned, but it might not always be appropriate for an individual in a particular circumstance to forgive someone.

Answer 4

Repetitive forgiveness of the same act committed by the same perpetraitor can be quite foolish indeed. It is the result of a very naive assumption that some people will eventually change their behavior, no matter how often the forgiver is wronged.

Answer 5

Forgiveness is never foolish. It is wise and it is healthy for the forgiver not just a benefit to the forgiven. One must, however be wise enough to draw a distinction between granting forgiveness and misplacing trust.

Answer 6

Forgiveness becomes foolishness only when you open yourself up to abuse time and time again. Forgive if you really can, but keep your eyes open and on guard, as the person who previously offended you may not have the strength to act honorably in the future towards you, no matter what the intentions were. The old and partially true saying goes "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

Answer 7

YES. when you are forgiving the wrong person (without knowing that he/sheis the wrong person, of course).
for instance forgiving a friend over and over and he never learns the lesson. Of course then you find he is not such a good friend either.

However I also agree with Grey's answer. It is not forgiveness that is foolish, it is the expectation that is foolish.

Answer 8

There comes a point in a relationship where you have to decide when enough is a enough! That will be a heartbreaking situation but it is foolish to keep repeating past mistakes! Mistakes are only good when we learn from them!

Answer 9

It is not the forgiveness that is foolish.
It is the expectation that is foolish.

Answer 10

Assalaamu alaykum, my little brother. Thats a pleasing question ! "i am going with to comprehend how i might desire to truly show my repentance" like this : 25:sixty 9. The torment would be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein in shame; 25:70. different than people who repent and have faith (in Islamic Monotheism), and do righteous deeds, for those, Allah will replace their sins into stable deeds, and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, maximum Merciful. 25:seventy one. And whosoever repents and does righteous stable deeds, then verily, he repents in direction of Allah with actual repentance. ~~~~ So repent to Allaah azza wajall trully and clearly, constantly ask for his forgiveness utilising the duas and on your guy or woman words in case you go with, and initiate praying all 5 each and every day prayers daily from now directly to show Allaah which you're trully sorry. then you definately can particularly wish that Allaah will forgive you. 2:286. Allah burdens no longer a man or woman previous his scope. He gets reward for that (stable) which he has earned, and he's punished for that (evil) which he has earned. "Our Lord! Punish us no longer if we forget approximately or fall into blunders, our Lord! Lay no longer on us a burden like that which you probably did lay on those until now us (Jews and Christians); our Lord! placed no longer on us a burden better than we've capability to undergo. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. you're our Maula (purchaser, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and supply us victory over the disbelieving people."