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)