Abu Ishaq al-Hamdani narrated, from Abu Juhaifah,
from 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Whoever commits an offense for which a prescribed punishment is due, and his punishment is hastened for him in this world, then Allah is more just than to double the punishment upon His servant in the Hereafter. And whoever commits an offense for which a prescribed punishment is due, and Allah conceals it for him and pardons him, then Allah is more generous than to return to something He has already pardoned." (1)

This is a good and rare hadith.

This is the view of the people of knowledge: we do not know of anyone who declared another person an unbeliever on account of fornication, theft, or drinking wine.

12 - Chapter: What has been reported regarding the Muslim—the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe

2815 - Qutaybah narrated to us, saying: Al-Layth narrated to us, from Ibn 'Ajlan, from Al-Qa'qa', from Abu Salih,
from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe, and the believer is the one whom the people trust with their lives and their wealth." (2)

And it is narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, that he was asked: "Which of the Muslims is most virtuous?" He said:

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(1) A good hadith. Yunus ibn Abi Ishaq's hadith was recorded by Muslim in his "Sahih," and more than one scholar declared him trustworthy, except that he is inconsistent in his narration from his father.
It was also recorded by Ibn Majah (2604). It is in the "Musnad" (775).

(2) Authentic. It was also recorded by Al-Nasa'i 8/104-105. It is in the "Musnad" (8931) and "Sahih Ibn Hibban" (180).