Hadith on Anger
30 sayings
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Do not get angry, for it entails evil.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 483; Page No. 70 · permalink
Do not frighten a Muslim, for it's great injustice.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 482; Page No. 70 · permalink
Keep silent when you get angry.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1130; Page No. 161 · permalink
Know for sure that anger is a fire burning in man's heart. Do you not see the redness of his eyes and the inflammation of his veins when he is cross. When one of you happens to experience such a feeling, you should better take a sitting position.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1146; Page No. 163 · permalink
Bad-temperedness is ill-omened, and the worst of you is the most ill-tempered one.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 257; Page No. 42 · permalink
Bad-temperedness is ill-omened, obedience to women is regrettable, and good-naturedness is growth.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 258; Page No. 42 · permalink
One who controls himself at the time of fear and anger, Allah will prohibit fire for his body.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 210 · permalink
Do you think (man's) strength lies in carrying stones? No, it lies in bearing anger and wrath when in him they rise.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 514; Page No. 74 · permalink
Bad-temperedness spoils one's deeds just as vinegar acetifies honey.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 259; Page No. 42 · permalink
God will keep His wrath away from the one who restrains one's anger, and will cover the faults of the one who controls one's tongue.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 752; Page No. 108 · permalink
Anger belongs to Satan, Satan was created from fire, and fire can be put out by water. Thus, when one of you gets angry, (s)he should immerse in water.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 219; Page No. 37 · permalink
Allah will hide the faults of one who controls his anger.
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 179 · permalink
Anger is a smouldering ember [kindled by] Satan.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 265, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 104 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Rage is a type of madness because the one enraged feels regret later on, and if he does not feel regret, then his madness has become ingrained.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 255; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
Anger is the key to all evils.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 303, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
Anger is such that it destroys the heart of even the wise man.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 305, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Shall I tell you who is the toughest and strongest from among you? The one who controls himself when he is angry
Nathr al-Durar, v. 1, p. 183; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
There is no strength like being able to repel one's anger.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 286; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
He who has no control over his anger has no control over his reason.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 305, no. 13; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
Verily there is a door to Hell, the entrance into which will be reserved for one who vented his anger through committing an act of disobedience to Allah, most High.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 121; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 105 · permalink
He who curbs his anger, Allah will curb His punishment from him
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 263, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink
He who suppresses his anger despite being able to vent it, Allah will fill his heart with peace and security on the Day of Resurrection.
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 110, no. 7; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink
What a good dose anger is for he who can swallow it
al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 109, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink
O Ali, do not get angry, and if you do get angry, then sit down and reflect upon the power of your Lord over His creation and His clemency towards them in spite of it. And whenever anyone tells you [condescendingly] to fear Allah, expel your anger and remind yourself of your clemency.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 14; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Remedy your anger with silence, and your carnal desire through your reason.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5155; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 106 · permalink
Prophet Musa (a.s.) [addressed Allah] saying, 'O Lord, who are your special people whom You will shade with the shade of Your Throne on the day when no shade will avail except Your Shade?' So Allah revealed to him, ' and those who are angered when the things that I have prohibited are deemed lawful [by people], the way a leopard is angered when it is wounded!
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 416, no. 3; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 107 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He (SAWA) [i.e. the Prophet] never used to get angry over worldly matters, but when he did get angry for the sake of the truth, he was unrecognisable and nothing could restrain his anger until he had triumphed in his case [for the truth].
al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 5, p. 303; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 107 · permalink
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who displays his ill-feeling towards the immoral people and gets angry for the sake of Allah, Allah will get angry for his sake and will render him well-pleased on the Day of Resurrection.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 31; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 107 · permalink
Divine anger is so severe for the one who regards himself the lord of lords, (for) there is no lord but the Lord (God).
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 451; Page No. 67 · permalink
Do not be easy-going to yourself, but hard on people.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 469; Page No. 69 · permalink