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09-08-07, 04:40 PM
Do Not Become Angry
Abu Huraira (R.A) reported that a man said to the Prophet ( blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) : 'Advise me.' The Prophet said: " Do not be overcome by angry." The man repeated his request several times, and the Prophet said: " Do not be overcome by anger." Reported by al-Bukhari
Guidance and Moralities
This Hadith produces a comprehensive counsel on human conduct and behavior. It shows that if anger controls one's temper, it will lead to an out-and-out evil and prevent every good deed.
This Hadith, one of the substantial Prophetic discourses, states anger as a natural characteristic of human personality that needs to be controlled and guided towards good. This means it can not be removed, so we are required to avoid losing control of our temper.
In fact, the anger which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) has dispraised is that seeks self- vengeance or takes place for some worldly issue, especially if the wrong-doer is weak ,where forgiveness becomes a must .
In the Holy Qru'an: "And when the ignorant (in a moral sense) address (in the aggressive sense) them, they say peace!"[25: 63].
In simple word, 'and when the Mercy-giving's servants who walk modestly on earth and peacefully say: How do you do! Whenever ignorant men address them.'
But, anger is a positive quality and healthy trait when it is for the sake of Allah and His Messenger whenever the prohibitions of Allah are violated.
In this Hadith the Prophetic command is to follow all channels leading to good character: patience, modesty, self-respect, humility, generosity, to avoid harming others, suppressing anger, happy mien and other noble manners that help one dispel anger and its motives.
On the other hand, the Prophetic command constitutes an incentive to Muslims to avoid any negative response to feelings of anger, anticipating Allah's reward and fearing bad deeds.
In the Holy Qru'an: "Those who -the pious-who spend throughout happiness and hardship, and who repress anger, and who pardon people; verily, Allah loves the good-doers." [3:134]
Our ideal role model, the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) sometimes used to get angry, but he never crossed the decency and the stage of pardon and forgiveness .He was not become too angry, nor did avenge himself. But, he never hesitated in taking revenge from the man who violated the Sanctity of Allah's laws.
He was a Qur'an moving on earth: talking, walking and living. It is reported in the sound Hadith: "The conduct and character of the Prophet was absolutely the Qur'an." He lived up the teachings of Qur'an.
Another Hadith reads: "The strong one is not he who knocks out his adversary; the strong one is he who keeps control over his temper.
Now, I think, it seems very necessary to present some practical steps that help one divert anger. The Beloved Prophet, in fact, has advised all Muslims to do the following in case of anger:
1-To say: "I seek refuge in Allah from the cursed Satan".
2- To change one's posture: "If anyone of you gets angry while standing, he ought to sit down".
3- To keep silent: "if anyone of you becomes angry, he ought to keep quiet."
4- To perform Wudu "if anyone of you gets angry, he ought to perform Wudu"
5- To remember Allah's toleration and clemency on His servants' failure to do what ought to be done
Furthermore, let us examine some unhealthy consequences of one's losing temper and being prey to anger. They are of two kinds:
1.Unlawful actions: beating, being unfair, and killing another person.
2.Prohibited sayings: cursing, defamation, divorce, ill wish, insults…
At last, the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was used to invoking Allah with these good words: "O Allah! Grant me the ability to say the truth while in anger or satisfaction."
Source: (http://www.islamweb.net)
May Allah reward you for reading Inshallah! :mrgreen:
:wa:
Abu Huraira (R.A) reported that a man said to the Prophet ( blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) : 'Advise me.' The Prophet said: " Do not be overcome by angry." The man repeated his request several times, and the Prophet said: " Do not be overcome by anger." Reported by al-Bukhari
Guidance and Moralities
This Hadith produces a comprehensive counsel on human conduct and behavior. It shows that if anger controls one's temper, it will lead to an out-and-out evil and prevent every good deed.
This Hadith, one of the substantial Prophetic discourses, states anger as a natural characteristic of human personality that needs to be controlled and guided towards good. This means it can not be removed, so we are required to avoid losing control of our temper.
In fact, the anger which the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) has dispraised is that seeks self- vengeance or takes place for some worldly issue, especially if the wrong-doer is weak ,where forgiveness becomes a must .
In the Holy Qru'an: "And when the ignorant (in a moral sense) address (in the aggressive sense) them, they say peace!"[25: 63].
In simple word, 'and when the Mercy-giving's servants who walk modestly on earth and peacefully say: How do you do! Whenever ignorant men address them.'
But, anger is a positive quality and healthy trait when it is for the sake of Allah and His Messenger whenever the prohibitions of Allah are violated.
In this Hadith the Prophetic command is to follow all channels leading to good character: patience, modesty, self-respect, humility, generosity, to avoid harming others, suppressing anger, happy mien and other noble manners that help one dispel anger and its motives.
On the other hand, the Prophetic command constitutes an incentive to Muslims to avoid any negative response to feelings of anger, anticipating Allah's reward and fearing bad deeds.
In the Holy Qru'an: "Those who -the pious-who spend throughout happiness and hardship, and who repress anger, and who pardon people; verily, Allah loves the good-doers." [3:134]
Our ideal role model, the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) sometimes used to get angry, but he never crossed the decency and the stage of pardon and forgiveness .He was not become too angry, nor did avenge himself. But, he never hesitated in taking revenge from the man who violated the Sanctity of Allah's laws.
He was a Qur'an moving on earth: talking, walking and living. It is reported in the sound Hadith: "The conduct and character of the Prophet was absolutely the Qur'an." He lived up the teachings of Qur'an.
Another Hadith reads: "The strong one is not he who knocks out his adversary; the strong one is he who keeps control over his temper.
Now, I think, it seems very necessary to present some practical steps that help one divert anger. The Beloved Prophet, in fact, has advised all Muslims to do the following in case of anger:
1-To say: "I seek refuge in Allah from the cursed Satan".
2- To change one's posture: "If anyone of you gets angry while standing, he ought to sit down".
3- To keep silent: "if anyone of you becomes angry, he ought to keep quiet."
4- To perform Wudu "if anyone of you gets angry, he ought to perform Wudu"
5- To remember Allah's toleration and clemency on His servants' failure to do what ought to be done
Furthermore, let us examine some unhealthy consequences of one's losing temper and being prey to anger. They are of two kinds:
1.Unlawful actions: beating, being unfair, and killing another person.
2.Prohibited sayings: cursing, defamation, divorce, ill wish, insults…
At last, the Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) was used to invoking Allah with these good words: "O Allah! Grant me the ability to say the truth while in anger or satisfaction."
Source: (http://www.islamweb.net)
May Allah reward you for reading Inshallah! :mrgreen:
:wa: