In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.

Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

Everyone will face afflictions, for indeed a person is a social being who has to live with people. The people have wants and perceptions, and will seek to make him agree with them. If he disagrees with them, they harm and punish him; but if he agrees with them, sometimes they harm him and at other times he is harmed by others. [1]

Imam As-Sadi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said:

Among the beneficial things to know is that the harmful (statements) of the people directed towards you—particularly evil speech —doesn’t (really) harm you, instead it harms them, unless if you preoccupy yourself by giving it importance, thus it consumes your emotions, then it can harm you just as it harms them. It will not harm you in anyway if you do not pay attention to it. [2]

[1] An Excerpt from ‘Al-Fawaa’id. page 295
[2]Al-Wasaa’il Al-Mufeedah. page 30