ANGER MANAGEMENT THROUGH QURAN AND SUNNAH
Anger is one of the evil whispers of
Shaytaan, which leads to so many evils
and tragedies, of which only Allaah
knows their full extent. For this
reason Islam has a great deal to say
about this bad characteristic, and the
Prophet (ﷺ) described cures for this
"disease" and ways to limit its effects,
among which are the following:
KEEPING SILENT:
The Messenger of Allaah (*a) said:
"If any of you becomes angry, let him
keep silent."
(Reported by Imam Ahmad, al-Musnad, 1/529)
NOT MOVING:
The Messenger of Allaah (it) said:
"If any of you becomes angry and he is
standing, let him sit down, so his anger
will go away; if it does not go away, let
him lie down."
(Musnad Ahmad, 5/152)
FOLLOWING THE ADVICE
OF THE PROPHET
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased
with him, reported that a man said
to the Prophet (ﷺ), "Advise me.' He
said, "Do not become angry." The man
repeated his request several times, and
each time the Prophet (ﷺ) told him,
"DO
not become angry
(Reported bu al-Bukhaari, Fath al-Bari, 10/456)
REMEMBERING WHAT
ALLAAH HAS PROMISED:
"Whoever controls his anger at the
time when he has the means to act
upon it, Allaah will fill his heart
with contentment on the Day of
Resurrection."
(Reported by al-Tabaraani, 12/453, see also Sahech al-Jaami, 6518)
KNOWING THE HIGH STATUS AND
ADVANTAGES OFFERED TO THOSE
WHO CONTROL THEMSELVES:
Anas reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) passed
by some people who were wrestling. He asked,
"What is this?" They said: "So-and-so is the
strongest, he can beat anybody." The Prophet ﷺ
said, "Shall I not tell you who is even
stronger than him? The man who, when he is
mistreated by another, controls his anger, has
defeated his own shaytaan and the shaytaan of
the one who made him angry."
(Reported by al-Bazzaar, and Ibn Hijr said its isnaad is saheeh. Al-Fath, 10/519)
KNOWING THAT RESISTING
ANGER IS ONE OF THE SIGNS OF
RIGHTEOUSNESS (TAQWAA):
These are the ones whose good character
and beautiful attributes and deeds
Allah has mentioned, and whom people
admire and want to emulate. One of their
characteristics is that (interpretation of
the meaning)"
. when they are angry,
they forgive
(al-Shooraa 42:37)
DU'AA' (SUPPLICATION).
Du'aa' is always the weapon of the
believer, whereby he asks Allah to
protect him from evil, trouble and
bad behaviour and seeks refuge with
Him from falling into the pit of kufr
(disbelief) or wrongdoing because of
anger. One of the three things that can
help save him is: being fair at times of
contentment and of anger
(Saheeh al-Jaami', 3039 )
SEEKING REFUGE WITH ALLAAH
FROM THE SHAYTAAN:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
"If a man gets angry and says, I seek refuge
with Allah; his anger will go away.
(Sahech al-Jaami' al-Sagheer, no. 695)
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