Chapter 28: Regarding Anger & Pride
(Arrogance)
Hadith 1: A person
said ‘(Please) give me some advice’ Rasoolullah
صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Do not be angry’. He continued to ask
the same thing and the reply was the same ‘Do not be angry’. [Bukhari]
Hadith 2: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Strong is not that person who is a wrestler
(athletic person), who throws down people, but strong is he, who restrains
himself when angry’. [Bukhari, Muslim]
Hadith 3: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘No person has drunk a better mouthful,
than the person who has swallowed his anger for the Allah’s sake’. [Ahmed]
Hadith 4: There is a
verse of the Glorious Qur’an which states,
(اِدْفَعْ بِالَّتِیۡ ہِیَ اَحْسَنُ فَاِذَا
الَّذِیۡ بَیۡنَکَ وَبَیۡنَہٗ عَدَاوَۃٌ کَاَنَّہٗ وَلِیٌّ حَمِیۡمٌ ﴿۳۴﴾)
‘Deter with that which is good; then he, between whom
and you there is hatred, becomes such, as if he were your special friend.’ [Surah 41 Verse 34]
Whilst, commentating regarding this verse of the Holy Qur’an, Hazrat
Abdullah ibn Ab’bas رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہما says that
at the time of anger, one should remain patient, and if others treat you
unjustly, then you should forgive them. When one does this, Allah will keep him
protected and his enemy will be humbled, as if he were a special and close
friend. [Bukhari]
HADITH 5: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Anger damages Imaan, just as (the
bitterness of) aloe ruins honey’. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 6: Hazrat
Moosa _ asked, ‘O
Allah! Who is that servant that is dearer to you?’ Almighty Allah said, ‘He,
who forgives even though he has the power (i.e. he forgives, even though he has
the power to retaliate)’. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 7: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Allah will protect the secrecy of the
one who protects his tongue, and Allah will suspend His punishment on the day
of Qiyaamat from the person who showed restraint during anger; and whosoever
presents a plea (excuse) before Allah, Allah will accept his plea’. [Baihaqi]
Hadith 8: The
Prophet صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Anger is from shaitaan and shaitaan is
created from fire, and fire is extinguished only by water, so when one becomes
angry, he should perform wudu (ablution)’. [Abu
Dawud]
Hadith 9: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘If a person becomes angry and he is
standing, he should sit down, and if his anger fades away, then all is well,
otherwise he should lie down’. [Ahmed,
Tirmizi]
Hadith 10: Some
people easily become angry and their anger fades away quickly as well. One is
in lieu for the other, whereas some people become angry after a while and their
anger takes much longer to fade away, and here too one is in lieu for the
other. In other words, one word is good and a bad interchange takes place. The
best amongst you is he, who does not easily become angry, but his anger fades
away quickly and the worst is he, who becomes angry easily, and his anger takes
much longer to fade away. Refrain from anger, as this is a red hot ember on the
heart of man. Do you not see how the veins of the neck become swollen and the
eyes become red? One who is overwhelmed with anger should lie down and bear
down against the ground.
Hadith 11: The
Prophet صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Shall I inform you about the people of
Jannat? They are weak (and are those), whom the people regard as weak and
despised (but the truth is that). If they take an Oath in Allah’s Name, then
Allah allows it to become true. Shall I inform you about the people of hell?
They are the ones who speak harshly and are severely arrogant’. [Bukhari, Muslim]
Hadith 12: The
Prophet صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘He, who has Imaan (faith) equivalent
to a mustard seed in his heart, will not enter hell, and he, who has Takab’bur[1]
equivalent to a mustard seed in his heart, will not enter Jannat.’[Muslim]
Hadith 13: The
Prophet صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘There are three people with whom Allah
will not speak on the day of Qiyaamat, and neither will He purify them, nor
place His Divine Sight on them. For them, there is a painful punishment: (1) An old adulterer; (2) A Lying Ruler and (3) a dependant (poor
person) who is arrogant’. [Muslim]
Hadith 14: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Allah ta’aala says, Grandeur and Magnificence
are My Attributes. Whosoever contends with Me in any one of them, I shall cast
him into hell’. [Muslim]
Hadith 15: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘A man will continue to be arrogant
until he is written among the jab’bareen[2],
and whatever befalls them, befalls him’. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 16: The
Prophet صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘In the hereafter, the Mutakabireen[3]
will be raised in bodies as tiny as ants, but their appearance will be that of
humans. Humiliation will loom over them from all directions. They will be
dragged towards the dungeon of hell known as ‘Boulas’. The fire of fires will envelope them. Teenatul Khubaal which is
the extract of the dwellers of hell will be given to them to drink’. [Tirmizi]
Hadith 17: The
Prophet صلَّی
اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم said, ‘Allah exalts him, who humbles himself
for the sake of Allah. He is small (humble) before himself, but he is exalted
in the sight of the people, and as for the one who is arrogant, Allah causes
him to be disgraced. He is disgraced in the sight of the people but yet he
regards himself as exalted. In the sight of the people, he is more inferior to
a dog or a swine’.
Hadith 18: The
Prophet صلَّی اللہ تعالٰی علیہ وسلَّم
said, ‘Three things bring salvation and three
things lead to destruction.
Those things which bring salvation are:
(1) To fear Allah
extrinsically and intrinsically;
(2) To speak the truth
whether it brings happiness or displeasure;
(3)To live moderately,
both in richness and in dependency.
Those things which lead to destruction are:
(1) To follow your carnal
desires;
(2) To be obedient to
miserliness and
(3) To behave arrogantly,
and this is the worst of them all.’ [Baihaqi]
[1] Takab’bur refers to pride and arrogance.
[2] Jab’baareen here refers to tyrants.
[3] Mutakabireen here refers to those who show pride and arrogance.
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