ALLAH 
SAYS: “Those who restrain [their] anger, and those who pardon people; for Allah loves those who do good [deeds].” [1].
SAYS: “Those who restrain [their] anger, and those who pardon people; for Allah loves those who do good [deeds].” [1].
Allah says: “And if Shayṭān incites you to provoke hostility, seek refuge in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” [2].
says: “And if Shayṭān incites you to provoke hostility, seek refuge in Allah. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” [2].
We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥs of al-Bukhārī and Muslim that Abū Hurayrah 
reported that the Messenger of Allah 
said: “Truly the strong person is not the one [strong] in wrestling; the strong person is he who controls himself in moments of anger.” [3].
reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “Truly the strong person is not the one [strong] in wrestling; the strong person is he who controls himself in moments of anger.” [3].We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥ of Muslim that Ibn Mas‘ūd narrated that the Messenger of Allah asked: “Whom do you consider to be the [best] wrestler among you?” [The Companions] replied: “The one whom others cannot out-wrestle.” He said: “It is not because of that; it is the one who controls himself in moments of anger.” [4].
narrated that the Messenger of Allah asked: “Whom do you consider to be the [best] wrestler among you?” [The Companions] replied: “The one whom others cannot out-wrestle.” He said: “It is not because of that; it is the one who controls himself in moments of anger.” [4].I say that aṣ-ṣur‘ah has a ḍammah on the ṣād and a fatḥah on the rā’, and its root meaning is one who overthrows others in wrestling often, just as humazah lumazah is someone who speaks evil about people a great deal.
We relate in the Sunans of Abū Dāwūd, at-Tirmidhī and Ibn Mājah that Mu‘ādh ibn Anas al-Juhanī related that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah will call forward before all of mankind on the Day of Judgment any man who controls his anger while he has the ability to indulge it, to let him choose from the women of Paradise whomever he desires.” [5].
related that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah will call forward before all of mankind on the Day of Judgment any man who controls his anger while he has the ability to indulge it, to let him choose from the women of Paradise whomever he desires.” [5].We relate in the Ṣaḥīḥs of al-Bukhārī and Muslim that Sulaymān ibn Surād , a Companion, reported: “I was [once] sitting with the Messenger of Allah when two men were swearing at each other. The face of one of them had become red and the veins on his neck were swollen. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘I will teach him something which, if he says it, will make what he is experiencing go away. If he says: ‘I seek protection in Allah from Shayṭān the outcast,’ what he is experiencing will go away.’ They told [the man who was angry]: ‘The Prophet said: “Seek protection from Shayṭān the rejected.”’ Then the man said: ‘Am I mad?’” [6].
, a Companion, reported: “I was [once] sitting with the Messenger of Allah when two men were swearing at each other. The face of one of them had become red and the veins on his neck were swollen. The Messenger of Allah said: ‘I will teach him something which, if he says it, will make what he is experiencing go away. If he says: ‘I seek protection in Allah from Shayṭān the outcast,’ what he is experiencing will go away.’ They told [the man who was angry]: ‘The Prophet said: “Seek protection from Shayṭān the rejected.”’ Then the man said: ‘Am I mad?’” [6].
A‘ūdhu bi-llāhi mina-sh-Shayṭāni-r-rajīm.
Abū Dāwūd and at-Tirmidhī quote a similar hadith from ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān ibn Abī Laylā, who reported it from Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal [7].. According to at-Tirmidhī, this hadith is mursal: that is, ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān never met Mu‘ādh.
. According to at-Tirmidhī, this hadith is mursal: that is, ‘Abd ar-Raḥmān never met Mu‘ādh.We relate in the book of Ibn as-Sunnī that ‘Ā’ishah 
said: “The Prophet [once] came to me while I was angry. He took hold of the end of my nose and twisted it, and said: “O ‘Uwaysh, say: ‘O Allah, forgive my sins, remove the anger from my heart, and protect me from Shayṭān.’” [8].
said: “The Prophet [once] came to me while I was angry. He took hold of the end of my nose and twisted it, and said: “O ‘Uwaysh, say: ‘O Allah, forgive my sins, remove the anger from my heart, and protect me from Shayṭān.’” [8].
Allāhumma-ghfir lī dhanbī, wa adhhib ghayẓa qalbī, wa ajirnī mina-sh-Shayṭān.
We relate in the Sunan of Abū Dāwūd that ‘Aṭiyyah ibn ‘Urwah as-Sa‘dī , a Companion, reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “Anger is from Shayṭān, Shayṭān is created from fire, and fire is extinguished by water. So if any one of you gets angry he should perform wuḍū’.” [9].
, a Companion, reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “Anger is from Shayṭān, Shayṭān is created from fire, and fire is extinguished by water. So if any one of you gets angry he should perform wuḍū’.” [9].References
[1] Qur’ān 3:134.
[2] Qur’ān 41:36.
[3] Al-Bukhārī (6114), Muslim (2609), and al-Muwaṭṭa’ (2/906).
[4] Muslim (2608) and Abū Dāwūd (4779).
[5] Abū Dāwūd (4777), at-Tirmidhī (2022), and Ibn Mājah (4186).
[6] Al-Bukhārī (6115), Muslim (2610), Abū Dāwūd (4781), and an-Nasā’ī in ‘Amal al-yawm wa al-laylah (393).
[7] Abū Dāwūd (4780), at-Tirmidhī (3448), and an-Nasā’ī (389).
[8] Ibn as-Sunnī (457).
[9] Abū Dāwūd (4784).