غضبAnger

وآله : عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولالشيطان� م�ن ة� ج�مر� الغ�ض�ب

•The Prophet of God (s) said: The Anger is the spark (lit) from Satan.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 265, hadith # 15]

م�ن : وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولج رع�تان� : وجل� ع�ز� �ه� الل إل�ى بيل� الس� أح�ب'�ة* م صيب وج�رع�ة ، * �ح�لم ب د2ها �ر ت غ�يظ* ج رع�ة

�ص�بر* ب د2ها �ر ت•The Prophet of God (s) said: In the love of the way leading to God, there are two sips

of drinks: the drink of anger that you overcome with forbearance, and the drink

of calamity that you overcome with patience.

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 110]

وآله : :... عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسول قال�الشيطان� وإن� ، يطان� الش8 م�ن الغ�ض�ب� إن� ، بالماء� النار

طف�أ ت 8ما وإن ، النار� م�ن خ ل�ق� @ �و�ض�أ �ت @ي ف�ل أح�د كم غ�ض�ب� فإذا

•The Prophet of God (s) said: Anger is from Satan (devil), and Satan is created

from fire, and fire is quenched with water, thus when anyone of you is overcome with

anger, he should perform wudhu (minor ablution).

[Al-Targhib wal-Tarhib, vol. 3, p. 452]

�م8ا - ل وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولقال� - : : ، �غض�ب@ ت ال رج ل� �وصاه است

الله صلى �ه� الل رسول قال� ح�ين� �رت ف�ف�كر� الش� �جم�ع ي الغ�ض�ب فإذا ، قال� ما وآله عليه

�ه ل ك•Prophet of God (s) while responding to a person who sought an advice, said: ‘Give

up anger’. This person says that while the Prophet (s) was speaking, I thought that anger gathers all the evils with it.

[Al-Targhib wal-Tarhib, vol. 3, p. 445]

وآله : عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسول د فس� ي كما اإليمان� د فس� ي الغ�ض�ب

ل� الع�س� الخ�ل2

•Prophet of God (s) said: Anger destroys faith in the same manner as

vinegar destroys honey.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 267, hadith # 22]

إن� : وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولفى ش� م�ن إال8 ها ل �دخ ي ال S بابا �م� �ج�ه�ن ل

تعالى �ه� الل �ة� بم�عصي غ�يظ�ه

•The Prophet of God (s) said: There is a door in Hell through which no one

will enter except the person who used to get angry while disobeying God, the

most high. [Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol.1, p. 98]

�م8ا - ل وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولم�ن : S آم�نا ون� أك أن ح�ب2 ا ج ل� ر� �ه أل س�د* - : أح� على �غض�ب@ ت ال �ه� الل س�خ�ط�

خ�ط�ه وس� �ه� الل غ�ض�ب� �أم�ن@ ت•The Prophet of God (s) when asked by a man that he loved to remain safe from the

anger of God, said: Don’t get angry on anyone and you will be safeguarded from the anger of God and His displeasure.

[Kanz al-Ummal, hadith # 44154]

: ، علي2 يا وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولة� ق در� في �ر@ �ف�ك وت ف�اقع د@ غ�ض�بت� فإذا ، �غض�ب@ الت

�ق� : �ت ا لك� قيل� وإذا ، ع�نه م وح�لم�ه� الع�باد� عل�ى ب' الر�ح�لم�ك� وراج�ع@ ، �ك� غ�ض�ب �ذ@ ف�انب �ه� الل

•The Prophet of God (s) said: O Ali ! Never be overpowered by anger, and if you get angry, sit down, and reflect that Lord, in spite of His

unlimited power over His servants, is so tolerant towards them. And when it is said to

you: ‘Be afraid of God’ then give up your anger and return to your forbearance.

[Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 14]

هذا : إن� وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولق�لب� في �و�ق�د �ت ت الشيطان� م�ن ة� ج�مر� الغ�ض�ب�

احم�ر�ت غ�ض�ب� إذا م أح�د�ك وإن8 ، آدم� ابن�فيه� الشيطان ود�خ�ل� ، أوداج ه �ف�خ�ت وانت ، ع�يناه

•The Prophet of God (s) said: This anger is a spark from Satan that burns in the heart of son of Adam (human being), and when anyone of you gets angry, then his eyes become red, his veins swell and Satan

enters inside (takes hold of) him.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 5, p. 267, hadith # 21]

: - - ع�ة الص2ر� ما ألصحابه� وآله عليه الله صلى عنه : ، ه نب ج� وض�ع ي ال الذي الق�وي2 ديد الش� قالوا ؟ م فيك

�ز� : و�ك ج ل� ر� ع�ة� الص2ر� ح�ق2 ع�ة الص2ر� بل� فقال� م8 ث ، د�م ه وظ�ه�ر� ه غ�ضب �د� واشت �ه� ق�لب في الشيطان

�ه غ�ض�ب بح�لم�ه� ع� ف�ص�ر� �ه� الل �ر� ذ�ك•The Prophet of God (s) asked his companions: Who is the best wrestler among you ? They replied: Whoever wouldn't

fall on his back over ground is the most powerful. The Prophet (s) then said: No ! In reality the most powerful

wrestler is the person who, when provoked by the spark of Satan in his heart to become severely angry and when his

complexion is reddened by it, remembers God at that moment and successfully overpowers his anger by

forbearance. [Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 150, hadith # 86]

: ، ع�ة� الص2ر� ل2 ك ع�ة الص2ر� وآله عليه الله صلى عنهعة� : الص2ر� كل2 عة الص2ر� ، عة� الص2ر� كل2 ع�ة الص2ر�

، و�جه ه �حم�ر2 وي ، ه غ�ض�ب �د2 �شت ف�ي �غض�ب ي الذي ج ل الر� �ه غ�ض�ب ع �صر� ف�ي ، ج�لد ه ع�ر2 �قش� وي

•The Prophet of God (s) said: The most powerful wrestler of the all the wrestlers ! the most

powerful wrestler of the all the wrestlers ! the most powerful wrestler of the all the wrestlers !

The man who when angered severely and when his face becomes red (with anger), his skin

becomes bumpy with gooseflesh (because of anger), is able to knock down his anger !

[Al-Targhib wal-Tarhib, vol. 3, p. 447, hadith # 9]

ع�بد� : ع� �ج�ر� ت ما وآله عليه الله صلى عنه�ظ�م�ها ك غ�يظ* ج رع�ة� م�ن �ه� الل ع�ند� أفض�ل� Sرع�ة ج

�ه� الل و�جه� �غاء� ابت �ه�� لل•The Prophet of God (s) said: No sip of drink that a servant drinks is best in its

excellence near to God, that is the drink of anger which he drinks for the

happiness of God seeking nearness to Him.

[Kanz al-Ummal, hadith # 5819]

�دح ون� - ي S ق�وما أى ر� �م8ا ل وآله عليه الله صلى عنه : ، الغ�ض�ب� عند� ه نفس� م�ل�ك� م�ن د2كم أش� S ح�ج�را

ة� الم�قد�ر� بعد� ع�فا م�ن م ك وأحم�ل•The Prophet of God (s), when he came out

one day, and saw some people lifting a heavy stone, said to them: The most

powerful among you is the one who is able to control himself when anger takes over

him and most forbearing among you is the one who, when he has overpowered (his

enemy), forgives him. [Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 77, p. 148, hadith # 67]

ن�ي : �ر� ذ�ك إذا السالم داود�عليه إلى �ه الل أوح�ىج�ميع� في الق�يام�ة� يوم� ه �رت ذ�ك ، �غض�ب ي حين� ع�بد�ي

أمح�ق ف�يم�ن أمح�ق ه وال ، خ�لق�ي•The Prophet of God (s) said: God sent

revelation to Dawood (a): When my servant remembers me while (he is) in anger, on the Day of Judgment I will remember him

among all my creatures and will not let him among the perished ones who will perish

(because of my punishment).[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 266, hadith # 18]

�ف� : ك م�ن وآله عليه الله صلى عنه �ه ع�ذاب ع�نه �ه الل �ف� ك �ه غ�ض�ب

• The Prophet of God (s) said: “One who restrains his anger (towards

someone), God will refrain chastisement from him.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 263, hadith # 7]

غ�ض�ب� : إذا وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسول ع�نه ذ�ه�ب� فإن ، �جل�س@ @ي ف�ل قائم� وهو أح�د كم

ع@ �ضط�ج� ف�لي وإال8 الغ�ض�ب

• The Prophet of God (s) said: When anyone of you is overpowered by

anger, if he is standing, he should sit down. Then if still anger is not

overcome, he should lie down.

[Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 3, p. 450]

وإن� : أال وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسول م أيت ر� أما ، آدم� ابن� ق�لب� في ة� ج�مر� الغ�ض�ب�

! ف�م�ن ؟ أوداج�ه� �فاخ� وانت �يه� ع�ين ة� ح مر� إلىباألرض������� �لص�ق@ @ي ف�ل ذلك� م�ن �شيء* أح�س�ب

•The Prophet of God (s) said: Beware that anger is the spark lit in the heart of son of

Adam. Haven't you seen this in the red eyes of angered and his swollen veins ? Thus when one feels that anger is approaching him, he should touch (or lie down on) the

earth. [Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 3, p. 448]

وآله : عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسول�ك� م�ل م�ن ؟ م د'ك �أش� ب م ك �ر خب ا أال

الغ�ض�ب� ع�ند� ه نفس�

•The Prophet of God (s) said: Shouldn’t I tell you who is the most powerful

among you ? The one who controls himself while in the state of anger.

[Mizan al-Hikmah, hadith # 15014]

وآله : عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسول ج�وف�ه �ه الل م�أل� S غ�يظا �ظ�م� ك م�ن

S إيمانا

•The Prophet of God (s) said: The one who overcomes his anger, God will fill

his inside (heart) with faith.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 25, p. 411, hadith # 71]

ليس� : وآله عليه الله صلى �ه� الل رسولالذي ديد الش� 8ما إن ، ع�ة� بالص2ر� ديد الش�

الغ�ض�ب� عند� ه نفس� �مل�ك ي

•The Prophet of God (s) said: A wrestler is not powerful, (rather) in

reality, powerful is the one who controls himself when he is in anger.

[Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 1, p. 99]

السالم : عليه الص8ادق اإلمام lر ش� ل' ك م�فتاح الغ�ض�ب

•Imam al-Sadiq (a) said: Anger is key to all kinds of vices.

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 303, hadith # 3]

: الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامالح�قد� �وام�ن� ك �ير ث ي

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger provokes hidden malice.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 1220]

إن : nر ش� الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه عنهد�م�ر� �ه أط�عت

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger is such an evil that if followed, will lead to

destruction.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2164]

: �ب م�رك الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه عنه

الط�يش�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger is a ride to the downfall of Wisdom

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2507]

الغ�ض�ب� : ة� �ثر� �ك ب السالم عليه عنه الط�يش يكون

•Imam Ali (a) said: With excessive (or repeated) anger, the wisdom is

lost.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3855]

رد�ي : ي الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه عنه �ه �ب م�عاي بد�ي وي �ه ب صاح�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger destroys the one who possesses it and discloses his shortcomings.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 4417]

�ق� : أطل م�ن السالم عليه عنه ح�تف�ه �ع�ج�ل� ت �ه غ�ض�ب

•Imam Ali (a) said: The one who leaves his anger loose, his

destruction comes very fast.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 7948]

: الق�ر�ين �ئس� ب السالم عليه عنه�ي : دن وي ، الم�عائب� بد�ي ي الغ�ض�ب

ير� الخ� باع�د وي ، ر� الش�

•Imam Ali (a) said: What a bad companion anger is ! It reveals faults,

brings evil nearer and keeps good away.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 1709]

م : أط�عت إن 8كم إن السالم عليه عنه�ة� �هاي ن م د�تك أور� الغ�ض�ب� ة� ور� س�

الع�ط�ب�

Imam Ali (a) said: If you are taken away by the tide of anger than it will take

you towards the last limits of destruction.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 4264]

ة� : ور� س� م�ن وا �ر�س احت السالم عليه عنهبه� �ه جاه�د ون ت ما �ه ل وأع�د2وا ، الغ�ض�ب�

� والح�لم � الك�ظم م�ن•Imam Ali (a) said: Keep yourself

protected from the attack of anger and take it as your enemy with whom you

fight with suppression and forbearance.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 808]

السالم : عليه الص8ادق اإلمام � الح�كيم �ق�لب� ل م�مح�ق�ة� الغ�ض�ب

•Imam al-Sadiq (a) said: Anger makes the heart of a wise person, dead.

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 305, hadith # 13]

�س�ب� : ن ال السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامالغ�ض�ب� م�ن أوض�ع

•Imam Ali (a) said: There is no relationship worse than anger.

[Amali al-Sadduq, p. 264, hadith # 9]

: �ة ع قوب السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام �بد�أ ت ود� والح�س والح�ق ود� الغ�ض وب�

ه�م ! بأنف س�

•Imam Ali (a) said: The punishment for the angry, malicious and the envious

starts within their own souls.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 6325]

ط�بائع� : م�ن السالم عليه عنهفي الغ�ض�ب� إل�ى ع ر2 �س� الت الج ه8ال�

حال* ل' ك

•Imam Ali (a) said: It is the habit of ignorant persons to become angry (over minor issues) all the time.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 10793]

الغ�ض�ب� : ع�ز2 �ق وم ي ال السالم عليه عنه�ذار� االعت �ذ ل' ب

•Imam Ali (a) said: The respect a person enjoys on controlling his anger cannot

be equal to the excuse he offers (to someone) after he was angry.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 9351]

: الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامالق لوب� نار

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger is the fire of hearts.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 1787]

نار� : الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه عنهوم�ن ، أطف�أها �ظ�م�ه ك م�ن ، م وق�د�ة�

بها �ر�ق* م حت أو�ل� كان� �ق�ه أطل

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger is a raging fire, the one who controls it, quenches it and the one who leaves it free is the

first one to be burned in its flames.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 965]

الحار�ث� - إل�ى �ه ل كتاب* م�ن السالم عليه عنهند� - : ج 8ه فإن ؛ الغ�ض�ب� واحذ�ر� اله�م@داني'

إبليس� ج نود� م�ن ع�ظيم�

•Imam Ali (a), in a letter to Harith al-Hamdani, wrote: ...Be afraid of anger, for it is an army among the armies of

Satan.

[Nahjul Balagha, saying # 69]

8اك : إي السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام�د�م� ن ه وآخ�ر ج نون� ه ف�أو�ل ، والغ�ض�ب�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Protect yourself from anger for its beginning is

insanity and its end is remorse.

[Gharar ul-Hikam wa darar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2635]

م�ن : ض�رب� الح�د�ة السالم عليه عنهل�م فإن ، �ند�م ي �ها ب صاح� ألن� الج نون�

�حك�م� م ست ه ون ن ف�ج �ند�م@ ي

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger is a kind of insanity because the one who gets

angry feels regret and if he doesn't then his insanity is established.

[Nahjul Balagha, saying # 255]

: د فس� ي الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه عنهالص�واب� م�ن بع�د وي ، األلباب�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger corrupts one’s intellect, takes one away from

path of righteousness.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3047]

الناس� : أقد�ر السالم عليه عنه�غض�ب@ ي �م ل م�ن الص�واب� عل�ى

•Imam Ali (a) said: The most righteous and aware among people is the one

who doesn’t get angry.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 1356]

م�ن : السالم عليه الص8ادق اإلمام �ه ع�قل �مل�ك@ ي �م ل �ه غ�ض�ب �مل�ك@ ي �م ل

•Imam Al-Sadiq (a) said: The one who cannot control his anger also cannot control (the power of) his

intellect

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 305, hadith # 13]

: د�ة ش� السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامماد�ة� �قط�ع وت ، الم�نط�ق� 'ر غ�ي ت الغ�ض�ب�

الف�هم� ق ف�ر' وت ، الح ج�ة�•Imam Ali (a) said: The severity of anger

alters logical reasoning, cuts off the foundation of authentic argument and scatters the ability to understand and

perceive.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 428]

: أفض�ل السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامالغ�ض�ب� م�لك الم�لك�

•Imam Ali (a) said: The best of abilities is (the ability) to control anger.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 1337]

الناس� : أحض�ر السالم عليه عنه�غض�ب@ ي �م ل م�ن S ج�وابا

•Imam Ali (a) said: The best prepared among the people to reply is the one who doesn’t get angry.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3269]

الم روء�ة� : ف أشر� السالم عليه عنههو�ة� الش� �ة وإمات الغ�ض�ب� م�لك

•Imam Ali (a) said: The excellence of honor is to control anger and kill

excessive desires.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 6048-6049]

الناس� : أعظ�م السالم عليه عنه �ه غ�ض�ب ق�م�ع� م�ن ه� نفس� على S لطانا س

�ه هو�ت ش� وأمات�•Imam Ali (a) said: The most

magnificent among people is the one who has complete authority over

himself, who he kills his anger and puts to death his excessive desires.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 5931]

الف�ضائل� : أس ر� السالم عليه عنههو�ة� الش� �ة وإمات الغ�ض�ب� م�لك

•Imam Ali (a) said: The fountainhead of all excellences is to control anger and

kill excessive desires.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 5237]

�فس� : الن ض�بط السالم عليه عنهم�واق�ع� ؤم�ن ي الغ�ض�ب� حاد�ث� ع�ند�

الع�ط�ب�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Controlling oneself when anger strikes, protects (a person)

during situations causing harm.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3259]

بالشيطان� : ظ�ف�ر� السالم عليه عنه الشيطان ظ�ف�ر� ، �ه غ�ض�ب غ�ل�ب� م�ن

ه غ�ض�ب �ه �ك م�ل �م�ن ب

•Imam Ali (a) said: Satan wins over the one who is overcome by anger and the one who wins over Satan is the person

who overcomes his anger.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3102]

�لم�رء� : ل lو ع�د أعد�ى السالم عليه عنهع�ل�ت �ه ما �ك م�ل ف�م�ن ، ه هو�ت وش� ه غ�ض�ب

�ه �ت غاي �غ� �ل وب ، ه ت درج�

•Imam Ali (a) said: The worst enemies (of human beings) are anger and desires, thus, whoever is able to

control them, attains a high station and accomplishes his ultimate goals.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2950]

: فال nو ع�د الغ�ض�ب السالم عليه عنهك� نفس� @ه 'ك م�ل ت

•Imam Ali (a) said: Anger is your enemy so don’t let it take control of

yourself.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2904]

ل�م : م�ن 8ا م�ن ليس� السالم عليه عنه �ه غ�ض�ب �مل�ك@ ي

•Imam Ali (a) said: He is not from us who cannot control his anger.

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 305, hadith # 13

م�ن : السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامفي فه و ه هو�ت وش� ه غ�ض�ب �يه� عل غ�ل�ب�

� �هائم الب 'ز� ي ح�

•Imam Ali (a) said: The one who is overcome by his anger and desires

is among the beasts of locality.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 8756]

- ��� ��� ���� ��� 8ه و�ال �م8ا ل �ر� لألشت �ه ل عنهعليهالسالمم�نكتاب*وس�طو�ة� - : ، ح�د'ك� ة� ور� وس� ، أنف�ك� �ة� ح�م�ي �مل�ك@ ا م�صر��ف' بك ذلك� ل' ك م�ن �ر�س@ واحت ، �ك� لسان وغ�رب� ، �د�ك� ي

الس�طو�ة� �أخ�ير� وت ، ة� .....،الباد�ر�•Imam Ali (a) in his letter to Malik Ashtar when he appointed him as governor of Egypt, wrote:

…Take care and keep control over your temper, your anger and your desire to be

arrogant and vain. Take care of your hands when you are out to deliver punishment and of

the sharpness of your tongue when you are saying harsh things.…

[Nahjul Balagha, saying # 53]…

... م�نه ك� �حض ر ي ما عند� السماء� إل�ى ك� �ص�ر� ب وارف�ع@ حك�م� ت ول�ن ، �يار� االخت �مل�ك� ف�ت ك� غ�ض�ب ن� �سك ي 8ى حتالم�عاد� �ذ�كر� ب ه م وم�ك� �ر� كث ت �ى حت نفس�ك� م�ن ذلك�

'ك� ب The best way to achieve this is not to be…•إلير�hasty in making remarks and to delay in

delivering punishment so that you may keep your temper under control and are not

overexcited. And you cannot achieve this unless you constantly remember that you have to return to God and unless His fear

overcomes every other sentiment.[Nahjul Balagha, saying # 53][Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 148]

أقو�ى : السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام�ح�لم�ه� ب �ه� غ�ضب ع�لى ق�و�ي� م�ن الناس�

•Imam Ali (a) said: The most powerful person among people is the one who is victorious over his anger with his

forbearance.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3182]

د' : �ر� ك ق و�ة� ال السالم عليه الباقر اإلمامالغ�ض�ب�

•Imam Al-Baqir (a) said: There is no power (similar to) repelling the

anger.

[Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 286]

: S غ�يظا �ظ�م� ك م�ن السالم عليه الباقر اإلمام S أمنا �ه ق�لب �ه الل ح�شا إمضائه� على �قد�ر ي وهو

الق�يام�ة� يوم� S وإيمانا

•Imam Al-Baqir (a) said: The one who controls his anger even though he had

power to exercise it, on the day of judgment, God will fill his heart with

peace, calmness and faith.[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 110, hadith # 7]

: S غ�يظا �ظ�م� ك م�ن السالم عليه الص8ادق اإلمام �ه قلب �ه الل م�أل� ، أمضاه �ه مض�ي ي أن شاء� ولو

ر�ضاه الق�يام�ة� يوم�•Imam Al-Sadiq (a) said: The one who controls his anger even though he had

power to exercise it, God will fell his heart with His pleasure on the day of

judgment.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 44, p. 382, hadith # 69]

ل�م : �ه� الل خاف� م�ن السالم عليه عنه غ�يظ�ه ف� �ش@ ي

•Imam Ali (a) said: The one who fears God will never take revenge by his

anger

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 8158]

م�ن : السالم عليه الص8ادق اإلمام �ه ت ع�ور� �ه الل �ر� ت س� �ه غ�ض�ب �ف� ك

•Imam Al-Sadiq (a) said: One who refrains his anger (towards someone),

God will cover his secrets.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 264, hadith # 11]

ما : السالم عليه العابدين� زين اإلمامال غ�يظ* ج رع�ة� م�ن �ي� إل أح�ب� Sرع�ة ج عت �ج�ر� ت

�ها ب صاح� بها كاف�ي ا

•Imam Zain Al-Abedin (a) said: I have never tasted the drink better than the drink of (quenching the) anger that is beloved to me so that I don’t punish

anyone because of it. [Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 109, hadith # 3]

�عم� : ن السالم عليه الص8ادق اإلمام�يها عل �ر� ص�ب �م�ن ل الغ�يظ ... الج رع�ة

•Imam Al-Sadiq (a) said: The best drink for a person is that of anger which he

drinks with patience.

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 109, hadith # 4]

ج رع�ة* : م�ن ما السالم عليه الص8ادق اإلمام8م�نج رع�ة��������������������� ���������������� وجل �ه�ع�ز� �ىالل 8إل ب ع هاالع�بد أح� �ج�ر� �ت يإم8ا ، �ه� ق�لب في د2د�ها �ر� ت ع�ند� ع ها �ج�ر� �ت ي غ�يظ*

* �ح�لم ب وإم8ا �ص�بر* ب•Imam Al-Sadiq (a) said: The best drink that a servant drinks which is loved by God, the all-powerful and the magnificent, among all the drinks is that of anger, which when gets

into his heart, he repels it with either patience (and) or forbearance.

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 109, hadith # 1]

إل�ى - �ه ل كتاب* م�ن السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام�جاو�ز@ - : وت ، الغ�يظ� � و�اكظ�م اله�م@داني' الحارث�واصف�ح@ ، الغ�ض�ب� عند� م@ واحل ، ة� الم�قد�ر� عند�

�ة العاق�ب لك� ن@ �ك ت ؛ �ة� الد�ول م�ع•Imam Ali (a) in a letter to Harith Hamdani wrote: …And overcome your high temper,

don’t exceed limits while you have authority, practice forbearance when you are in anger, and forgive (often) while you govern, so for you will be better end (you

will be successful). [Nahjul Balagha, saying # 69]

م�ن : السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام أذاق�ه ، lح�ق بغ�ير� غ�يظ* فا ش� ط�ل�ب�

lح�ق� ب S ه�وانا �ه الل

•Imam Ali (a) said: The one who quenches the fire of his anger unjustly on someone, God will justly make him

taste the disgrace (in return).

[Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 207]

في : م�كتوب� السالم عليه الباقر اإلمامع�م�ن ... : �ك� غ�ض�ب أمس�ك@ ، موسى يا �وراة� الت

غ�ض�ب�ي عنك� ف� أك ، �يه� عل ك� �كت م�ل

It is reported from Imam Al‑Baqir (a): It is recorded in the Torah regarding which God Almighty confided to Moses (a), saying: "O Moses, control your anger towards those over whom I have given you authority, so

that I may spare you from My Wrath.”

[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 302, hadith # 7]

- �ه سأل �م8ا ل السالم عليه المسيحد2 : - : أش� ؟ د2 أش� األشياء� أي2 2ون� الح�وار�ي�قى . : ت ي فيما قالوا �ه� الل غ�ض�ب األشياء�

وا : �غض�ب ت ال بأن قال ؟ �ه� الل غ�ض�ب•Jesus (a) was asked by his companions: Which is most severe of all the things ? He replied: The anger of God. He was

asked: What is the way to get protected from the anger of God ?

•He replied: Don’t get angry. [Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 219]

م�ن : السالم عليه الباقر اإلمام �ه الل �ه أقال الناس� عن� �ه غ�ض�ب �ف� ك

الق�يام�ة� يوم� ه نفس�

•Imam Al-Baqir (a) said: The one avoids getting angry at the people,

God will be lenient towards him on the day of judgment.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 246]

عن - ئل� س �م8ا ل السالم عليه المسيح : - ، 2ر ب �ج� والت ، الك�بر الغ�ض�ب� �دء� ب

الناس� ة وم�حق�ر�

•Jesus (a), when asked about the cause of anger, said: Pride, arrogance and

thinking lowly (belittle) of people.

[Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 219]

داو وا : السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامهو�ة� والش� ، بالص�مت� الغ�ض�ب�

بالع�قل�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Treat your anger with silence and your excessive

desires with wisdom.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 5155]

غ�ض�ب� : ج ل* ر� 2ما أي السالم عليه الباقر اإلمام ر�جز ع�نه �ذه�ب ي س� 8ه فإن �جل�س@ @ي ف�ل قائم� وهو

�ق م@ @ي ف�ل S جال�سا كان� وإن ، ...الشيطان�•Imam Al-Baqir (a) said : When a

person gets angry while he is standing, he should sit down because this will remove the filth of Satan (from him) and if he is sitting while in anger, he

should stand up. [Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 265, hadith # 14]

غ�ض�ب� : ج ل* ر� 2ما أي السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام 8ه فإن ؛ ف�ور�ه� م�ن األرض� � م �لز� @ي ف�ل قائم� وهو

الشيطان� ر�جز� ذه�ب ي•Imam Ali (a) said: When a person gets angry while he is standing, he

should immediately attach himself to earth (sit down) as this will remove

filth of Satan from him. [Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 264, hadith # 9]

: ج�هاد السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام2بل� الن رهان ب � بالح�لم الغ�ض�ب�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Resisting anger with forbearance is a sign of

nobleness.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 5911]

غ�ص�ص� : ع �ج�ر2 ت السالم عليه عنهالغ�ض�ب� نار� طف�ئ ي � الح�لم

•Imam Ali (a) said: The drink of forbearance cools down the fire of

anger.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 4487]

الغ�ض�ب� : ضاد2وا السالم عليه عنه

�الح�لم� ب

•Imam Ali (a) said: Oppose anger with forbearance.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 4773]

وآله : عليه الله صلى كان� السالم عليه عنهد� أح� �عر�ف@ه ي �م ل الحق2 �ه أغض�ب فإذا ، للدنيا �غض�ب الي

���������� ������ ��� �ه ل �ص�ر� �نت ي 8ى حت يء� �ه�ش� �غ�ض�ب ل �ق م@ ولمي•Imam Ali (a) said: The Prophet of God (s)

never used to get angry for the sake of world, but when he would get angry for the

sake of righteousness, no one would recognize him and no one could stop his anger until he would achieve the victory

over the matter (settle the right). [Mizan al-Hikmah, hadith # 15067]

نان� : س� أح�د� م�ن السالم عليه عنهعلى�������� ق�و�ي� ، �ه سبحان �ه�� لل الغ�ض�ب�

الباط�ل� أشد8اء�

•Imam Ali (a) said: Whoever prepares to use his anger for the sake of God, he

will be able to defeat the most powerful of the those on the path of evil.

[Mustadarak al-Wasail, vol.12, p.200, hadith # 13877]

قين� : الفاس� �ئ ن ش� م�ن السالم عليه عنه ������� وأرضاه �ه ل �ه الل غ�ض�ب� ، �ه�� لل وغ�ض�ب�

الق�يام�ة� يوم�

• Imam Ali (a) said: Whoever is angry with the evildoers only for the sake of God, then God will be angry on his

enemies and will be pleased with him on the Day of Judgment.

[Nahjul Balagha, saying # 31]

الذين� : أهل ك� م�ن ، يارب' السالم عليه موسي؟ ظ�ل2ك� إال8 ظ�ل� ال يوم� ع�رش�ك� ظ�ل' في 2ه م ظ�ل ت�م�حار�مي : ... ل ون� �غض�ب ي والذين� �يه� إل �ه الل ف�أوح�ى

ج ر�ح� إذا 'م�ر� الن م�ثل� ح�ل�ت است ! إذا•Prophet Moses (a) asked God: Who are your special servants that will be under the shadow of your arsh on the day when there will be no shadow except from you ? God replied: These

are those servants of mine who, when my forbidden was made permissible, were

angered like an injured tiger…. [Wasail al-shia, vol. 11, p. 416, hadith # 3]

�م8ا - ل lذ�ر أبي و�داع� عند� السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام8ما - : إن 8ك إن ، lذ�ر أبا يا �ذ�ة� ب الر� إل�ى عثمان ه �ر� ي س�إن�������8 ، �ه ل غ�ض�بت� م�ن ف�ارج ، وجل� ع�ز� �ه�� لل غ�ض�بت�

�ه م وخ�فت د نياه م على خاف وك� ...الق�وم�•Imam Ali (a) when saying goodbye to Hazrat

Abuzar who was banished to Rabza by Caliph Uthman said: O Abuzar ! You were angered for the sake of God the powerful and the magnificent, so hope from Him for Whose sake you were angry.

These people are afraid of you for the sake of their world, while you are concerned about your religion

because of them…

وك� ... ن �ح� وامت الف�ناء� ع�ن ف�أرح�ل وك� ، �ك� د�ين على واألرض السماوات �ت� كان لو �ه� ووالل ، �الء� بالب �ه ل ج�ع�ل� وجل� ع�ز� �ه� الل �ق�ى ات م8 ث S تقا ر� ع�بد* على

وال ، الح�ق2 إال8 �س@ك� ؤن ي فال ، S جا م�خر� م�نها الباط�ل إال8 ك� وح�ش@ ي

•…thus they pushed you towards destruction and forced you in hardships. By God ! Even if all the heavens and earth are closed upon a servant who fears God, then God will open for him the ways (towards heaven and earth)…Thus you

should be only interested in righteousness and be only anxious of falsehood…[Al-Kafi, vol. 8, p. 206, hadith # 251]

غ�ض�ب� : م�ن السالم عليه nعلي اإلمامطال� �ه� ت م�ض�ر� على �قد�ر ي ال م�ن على

ه نفس� وع�ذ�ب� ه ح زن

•Imam Ali (a) said: The one who is angry over a person on whom he has no power to harm, his grief will be of longer duration

and he puts his soul in distress.

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 8728]

السالم : عليه الهادي اإلمام ؤم� ل �مل�ك ت م�ن على الغ�ض�ب

•Imam al-Hadi (a): Anger over those who are under your

authority is blameworthy act.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 370]

السالم : عليه الحسن اإلمامالغ�ضب� عند� إال8 الرأي ف عر� الي

•Imam Hasan (a) said: True opinion (about someone) is not known except at the time of anger.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 113, hadith # 7]

هذه� : وإن8 أال السالم عليه nعلي اإلمام ون� �رغ�ب وت �ها �ون �م�ن �ت ت م �حت أصب التي الدنيا

�يس�ت ل م رض�يك وت م ك غض�ب ت �ح�ت وأصب ، فيها م �دار�ك ب

•Imam Ali (a) said: Beware ! This world which you desire so ardently and towards which you have affection, and which makes you angry

sometimes and at other makes you happy, is not your home for staying permanently…

[Nahjul Balagha, sermon # 173]

�ر�ضاك� : ل أبق� السالم عليه عنهف�ق�ع@ ط�رت� وإذا ، �ك� غ�ض�ب م�ن

S ك�يرا ش�•Imam Ali (a) said: When someone gets angry over you, be still happy with him, and when you become

angry, feel meekness within yourself (towards him).

[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2340]

غ�ض�ب� : إذا المؤمن السالم عليه عنهض�ي� ر� وإذا ، lح�ق م�ن ه غ�ض�ب خر�ج@ه ي �م لإذا والذي ، باط�ل* في ر�ضاه @ه ل دخ� ي لم

�ه ل م�م8ا �ر� أكث �أخ ذ@ ي لم ق�د�ر�•Imam Al-Sadiq (a) said: When a believer gets angry, his anger doesn’t deviate him from the path of righteousness, and when he is happy, his happiness doesn’t force him towards evil,

and when in power, he doesn’t take for himself, more than what he deserves.

[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 278, hadith # 33]