Anger
Islam teaches us to control anger (ghadab) as one of the most destructive traits. The Prophet ﷺ gave specific practical guidance on how to manage anger.
🟢Quranic Guidance
Those who restrain anger and pardon people
Those who avoid major sins and when angry, forgive
Repel evil with good
🔵Prophetic Guidance (Hadith)
Do not get angry — repeated three times (Sahih al-Bukhari)
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The strong man is not the one who overcomes people; the strong man is the one who controls himself while in anger
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If you get angry, sit down; if anger does not leave, lie down
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🟡Scholarly Explanation
🟡 Tafseer perspective
Ibn Kathir on 3:134: The believers are those who control themselves when angry, showing their strength of character and faith.
🟣Practical Guidance
🟣 Practical application — structured guidance, not a religious ruling
- 1When angry, say "A'udhu billahi min ash-shaytan ir-rajim" (I seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan)
- 2If standing, sit down; if sitting, lie down — this reduces the physical state of anger
- 3Make wudu — water cools the heat of anger
- 4Stay silent — do not speak when angry, many regrets come from words said in anger
- 5Delay your response — physical distance from the trigger helps
- 6Remember Allah's mercy: How many times has He forgiven you? Practice that same forgiveness
- 7Exercise or walk — release the physical tension appropriately