‫غضب‬

Ange
 ُ َ‫ الغَض‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ب‬
ِ‫جَمرَةٌ مِن الشيطان‬

The Prophet of God (s) said:

The Anger is the spark (lit)
from Satan.

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

 ِ ‫ مِن أحَبّ السّبي‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ل‬
‫ جُرعَةُ غَيظٍ تَرُدّها‬: ِ‫إلَى الِّ عَزّوجلّ جُرعَتان‬
ٍ‫ وجَرعَةُ مُصيبَةٍ تَرُدّها بِصَبر‬، ٍ‫بِحِلم‬

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
[Al-Kafi, vol.you
2, p. 110] overcome
 ...: َ‫ إنّ ال َغضَب‬: ‫قالَ رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ وإنّما‬، ِ‫ وإنّ الشيطانَ خُلِقَ مِن النار‬، ‫مِن الشّيطان‬
ْ‫ضبَ أحَدُكم فَلْيَتَ َوضّأ‬
ِ ‫غ‬
َ ‫ فإذا‬، ِ‫تُطفَأُ النارُ بالماء‬

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
[Al-Targhibperform wudhu
wal-Tarhib, vol. 3, p. 452]
: - ٌ‫ لَمّا استَوصاهُ رجُل‬- ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ فَفَكّرتُ حِينَ قالَ رسولُ الِّ صلى‬: َ‫ قال‬، ْ‫ل تَغضَب‬
ُ‫ فإذا ال َغضَبُ يَجمَعُ الشّرّ كُلّه‬، َ‫ال عليه وآله ما قال‬

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
[Al-Targhib wal-Tarhib, vol. 3, p. 445]
 ُ َ‫ الغَض‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ب‬
َ‫سدُ الخَلّ العَسَل‬
ِ ‫يُفسِدُ اليمانَ كما يُف‬

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]
 ‫ إنّ لِجَهَنّمَ بابًا‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ل يَدخُلُها إلّ مَن شَفى غَيظَهُ بمَعصيَةِ الِّ تعالى‬

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
[Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol.1, p. 98]
 : ٌ‫ لَمّا سَألَهُ رَجُل‬- ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ْ‫ ل تَغضَب‬: - ِّ‫حبّ أن أكُونَ آمِناً مِن سَخَطِ ال‬ ِ ُ‫ا‬
ُ‫غضَبَ الِّ وسَخَطَه‬ َ ْ‫على أحَدٍ تَأمَن‬

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
[Kanz al-Ummal, hadith # 44154]
 ‫ فإذا‬، ْ‫ لتَغضَب‬، ّ‫ يا علي‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
، ‫غَضِبتَ فَاقعُدْ وتَفَكّرْ في قُدرَةِ الرّبّ علَى العِبادِ وحِلمِهِ عَنهُم‬
َ‫ وراجِعْ حِل َمك‬، َ‫ اِ ّتقِ الَّ فَانبِذْ غَضَ َبك‬: َ‫وإذا قيلَ لك‬

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[Tuhuf
afraid of
al-Uqool, p. 14]
God’ then
‫ن هذا الغَضَبَ جَمرَةٌ مِن‬ّ ‫ إ‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
َ‫حدَكُم إذا غَضِب‬َ ‫ وإنّ أ‬، َ‫الشيطانِ تَتَ َو ّقدُ في قَلبِ ابنِ آدم‬
ِ‫خلَ الشيطانُ فيه‬َ َ‫ ود‬، ُ‫ وانتَفَخَت أوداجُه‬، ُ‫احمَرّت عَيناه‬

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
[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 5, p. 267, hadith # 21]
 ‫ ما الصّرَعَ ُة فيكُم ؟‬: - ِ‫ لصحابه‬- ‫عنه صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ُ‫ بلِ الصّرَعَة‬: ‫ل‬ َ ‫ فقا‬، ُ‫ي الذي ل يُوضَعُ جَنبُه‬ ّ ‫ الشّدي ُد القَو‬: ‫قالوا‬
َ‫ق الصّرَعَةِ رَجُلٌ وَكَزَ الشيطانُ في قَلبِ ِه واشتَدّ غَضبُهُ وظَهَر‬ ّ َ‫ح‬
ُ‫ ثُمّ ذَكَرَ الَّ فَصَرَعَ بحِلمِهِ غَضَبَه‬، ‫دَمُ ُه‬
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 isal-Anwar,
[Bihar reddened byhadith
vol. 77, p. 150, it,#remembers
86]
ّ ‫ الصّرَعَةُ ك‬، ِ‫ الصّرَعَةُ كُلّ الصّرَعَة‬: ‫عنه صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ل‬
ّ‫جلُ الذي يَغضَبُ فَيَش َتد‬ ُ ّ‫ الر‬: ِ‫ الصّرَعةُ كلّ الصّرَعة‬، ِ‫الصّرَعة‬
ُ‫ فَيَصرَعُ غَضَبَه‬، ُ‫ ويَقشَعِرّ جِلدُه‬، ُ‫ ويَحمَرّ وَجهُه‬، ُ‫غَضَبُه‬
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),
[Al-Targhib wal-Tarhib, vol. 3, p. 447, hadith # 9]
َ َ‫ ما تَجَرّعَ عَبدٌ جُرعَةً أفض‬: ‫عنه صلى ال عليه وآله‬
‫ل‬
ِّ‫عِندَ الِّ مِن جُرعَةِ غَيظٍ كَظَمَها لِّ ابتِغاءَ وَجهِ ال‬

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
[Kanz al-Ummal, hadith # 5819]
‫شدّكم‬ َ ‫ أ‬: ً‫ لَمّا رَأى قَوماً يَدحُونَ حَجَرا‬- ‫عنه صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ِ‫ وأحمَلُكُم مَن عَفا بعدَ المَقدِرَة‬، ِ‫مَن مََلكَ نفسَهُ عندَ الغَضَب‬

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,
[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 77,when
p. 148, hadith he
# 67] has
ُ َ‫ إذا ذَكَرَنِي عَبدِي حينَ يَغض‬: ‫أوحَى الُّ إلى داودَعليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
ُ‫ ول أمحَقُهُ فِيمَن أمحَق‬، ‫ ذَكَرتُهُ يومَ القِيامَةِ في جَميعِ خَلقِي‬،

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
[Bihar al-Anwar,the perished
vol. 73, p. 266, hadith # 18] ones
 ‫ مَن كَفّ غَضَبَ ُه‬: ‫عنه صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ُ‫كَفّ الُّ عَنهُ عَذابَه‬

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]
‫غضِبَ أحَدُكم وهو‬ َ ‫ إذا‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ْ‫ فإن ذَهَبَ عَنهُ ال َغضَبُ وإلّ فَليَضطَجِع‬، ْ‫قائمٌ فَلْيَجلِس‬

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
[Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 3, p. 450]
 ‫ضبَ جَمرَ ٌة‬ َ َ‫ أل وإنّ الغ‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ِ‫ أما رَأيتُم إلى حُمرَةِ عَينَيهِ وانتِفاخ‬، َ‫في قَلبِ ابنِ آدم‬
ِ‫أوداجِهِ ؟! فَمَن أحَسّ بِشيءٍ مِن ذلكَ فَلْيَلصَقْ بالرض‬

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,
[Al-Tanbih al-Khawatir, vol. 3, p. 448]
he
 ‫ أل اُخبِرُكُم‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ِ‫بِأشَدّكُم ؟ مَن َملَكَ نفسَهُ عِندَ الغَضَب‬

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]
 ‫ مَن كَظَ َم‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ً‫غَيظاً مَلَ الُّ جَوفَهُ 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]
 ‫ ليسَ الشّدي ُد‬: ‫رسولُ الِّ صلى ال عليه وآله‬
ِ‫ إنّما الشّديدُ الذي يَمِلكُ نفسَهُ عندَ الغَضَب‬، ِ‫بالصّرَعَة‬

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]
ُ ‫ الغَضَبُ مِفتا‬: ‫الما ُم الصّادق عليه السلم‬
‫ح‬
ّ‫كُلّ شَر‬

Imam al-Sadiq (a)

said: Anger is key to
all kinds of vices.
[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 303, hadith # 3]
 ‫ الغَضَبُ يُثِي ُر‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫كَوامِنَ الحِقد‬

Imam Ali (a) said: Anger

provokes hidden malice.

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

 ‫ الغَضَبُ شَرّ إن أطَعتَهُ دَمّ َر‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬

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]

ِ ‫ الغَضَبُ مَركَبُ الطّي‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ش‬

Imam Ali (a) said: Anger

is a ride to the downfall
of Wisdom
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2507]
 ُ ‫ بِكَثرَةِ الغَضَبِ يكو‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ن‬
ُ‫الطّيش‬

Imam Ali (a) said: With

excessive (or repeated)
anger, the wisdom is lost.

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

‫ الغَضَبُ يُردِي صاحِبَ ُه‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ُ‫ويُبدِي مَعايِبَه‬

Imam Ali (a) said: Anger

destroys the one who
possesses it and
discloses his
shortcomings.
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 4417]
َ ّ‫ مَن أطلَقَ غَضَبَهُ تَعَج‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ل‬
ُ‫حَتفَه‬

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]
 : ُ‫ بِئسَ القَرِينُ الغَضَب‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
َ‫ ويُباعِدُ الخَير‬، ّ‫ ويُدنِي الشّر‬، َ‫يُبدِي المَعائب‬

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]
 ‫ إنّكم إن أطَعتُم سَورَ َة‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ِ‫الغَضَبِ أورَدَتكُم نِهايَةَ العَطَب‬

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]
 ، ِ‫ احتَرِسُوا مِن سَورَةِ ال َغضَب‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ِ‫وأعِدّوا لَهُ ما تُجاهِدُونَهُ بهِ مِن الكَظمِ والحِلم‬

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]
 ُ َ‫ الغَض‬: ‫المامُ الصّادق عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
ِ‫مَمحَقَةٌ لِقَلبِ الحَكيم‬

Imam al-Sadiq (a) said:

Anger makes the heart of a
wise person, dead.

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

 ‫ ل نَسَبَ أوضَ ُع‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫مِن الغَضَب‬

Imam Ali (a) said: There is

no relationship worse than
anger.
[Amali al-Sadduq, p. 264, hadith # 9]
 ِ ‫ عُقوبَ ُة الغَضُو‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
‫!والحَقُودِ والحَسُودِ تَبدَأُ بأنفُسِهِم‬

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]
 ‫ مِن طَبائعِ الجُهّال‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ٍ‫التّسَرّعُ إلَى الغَضَبِ في كُلّ حال‬

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]
‫ ل َيقُومُ عِزّ ال َغضَبِ بِذُلّ العتِذا ِر‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬

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]
ِ ‫ الغَضَبُ نارُ القُلو‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬

Imam Ali (a) said:

Anger is the fire of
hearts.
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 1787]
 ‫ مَن‬، ٌ‫ ال َغضَبُ نارٌ مُوقَدَة‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ ومَن أطلَقَهُ كانَ أوّلَ مُحتَرِقٍ بها‬، ‫كَظَمَهُ أطفَأها‬

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
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 965]
- ّ‫ مِن كتابٍ لَهُ إلَى الحارِثِ الهَمْداني‬- ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
َ‫ضبَ ؛ فإنّه جُندٌ عَظيمٌ مِن جُنودِ إبليس‬َ َ‫ واحذَرِ الغ‬:

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]
 ، َ‫ إيّاك والغَضَب‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ٌ‫فَأ ّولُهُ جُنونٌ وآخِرُهُ َندَم‬

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]
 ّ ‫ الحِدّةُ ضَربٌ مِن الجُنونِ ل‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ن‬
ٌ‫ فإن لَم يَندَمْ فَجُنُونُهُ مُستَحكِم‬، ُ‫صاحِبَها يَندَم‬

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]
 ، َ‫سدُ اللباب‬
ِ ‫ الغَضَبُ يُف‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ِ‫ويُبعِدُ مِن الصّواب‬

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]
 ِ ‫ أقدَرُ الناسِ علَى الصّوا‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
ْ‫مَن لَم يَغضَب‬

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]
 ْ ِ‫ مَن لَم يَمل‬: ‫المامُ الصّادق عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬
ُ‫غَضَبَهُ لَم يَملِكْ عَقلَه‬

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]
 ‫ شِدّةُ ال َغضَبِ تُغَيّ ُر‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
َ‫ وتُفَرّقُ الفَهم‬، ِ‫ وتَقطَعُ مادّةَ الحُجّة‬، َ‫المَنطِق‬

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
[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 428]
 ُ ‫ أفضَلُ المِلكِ مِل‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬
ِ‫الغَضَب‬

Imam Ali (a) said: The best

of abilities is (the ability) to
control anger.

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

‫ أحضَرُ الناسِ جَواباً مَن‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ْ‫لَم يَغضَب‬

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]
 ُ ‫ أشرَفُ المُروءَةِ مِل‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬
ِ‫الغَضَبِ وإماتَةُ الشّهوَة‬

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]

 ‫ أعظَمُ الناسِ سُلطاناً على‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ُ‫نفسِهِ مَن قَمَعَ غَضَبَهُ وأماتَ شَهوَتَه‬

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
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 5931]
 ُ ‫رَأسُ الفَضائلِ مِل‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬
ِ‫الغَضَبِ وإماتَةُ الشّهوَة‬

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]
 ِ ِ‫ ضَبطُ النّفسِ عِندَ حاد‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ث‬
ِ‫الغَضَبِ يُؤمِنُ مَواقِعَ العَطَب‬

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]
 َ َ‫غل‬
‫ب‬ َ ‫ ظَفِرَ بالشيطانِ مَن‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ُ‫ ظَفِرَ الشيطانُ بِمَن َملَكَهُ غَضَبُه‬، ُ‫غَضَبَه‬

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
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3102]
 ‫غضَبُ ُه‬
َ ِ‫ أعدَى عَدُوّ لِلمَرء‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ُ‫ وبَلَغَ غايَتَه‬، ُ‫ فَمَن مَلَكَهُما عَلَت درجَتُه‬، ُ‫وشَهوَتُه‬

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
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2950]
َ َ‫ الغَضَبُ عَدُوّ فل تُ َملّكْهُ نفس‬:‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬

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]

‫ ليسَ مِنّا مَن لَم يَملِكْ غَضَبَ ُه‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬

Imam Ali (a) said: He is

not from us who cannot
control his anger.

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

 ‫غلَبَ علَي ِه‬ َ ‫ مَن‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫غَضَبُهُ وشَهوَتُهُ فهُو في حَيّزِ البَهائم‬

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]
 ْ ‫ اِمِل‬: - َ‫ مِنكتابٍ لَهُ للشتَرِ لَمّا وَلّه مِصر‬- ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬
،َ‫ وغَربَ لسا ِنك‬،َ‫ وسَطوَةَ َي ِدك‬،َ‫ح ّدك‬
َ َ‫ وسَورَة‬،َ‫حَمِيّةَ أن ِفك‬
.....،ِ‫ وتَأخِيرِ السّطوَة‬، ِ‫واحتَرِسْ مِن كُلّ ذلكَ بكَفّ البادِرَة‬
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
[Nahjul Balagha, saying 53]… tongue
َ ُ‫ وارفَعْ بَصَ َركَ إلَى السماءِ عندَ ما يَحضُ ُركَ مِنهُ حتّى يَسك‬...
‫ن‬
َ‫سكَ حتّى تُكثِر‬
ِ ‫ ولَن تُحكِ َم ذلكَ مِن نف‬،َ‫غَضَ ُبكَ فَتَمِلكَ الختِيار‬
َ‫هُمُو َمكَ ِبذِكرِ المَعادِ إليرَ ّبك‬
…The best way to achieve this
is not to be 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
[Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 148] [Nahjul Balagha, saying # 53]
‫ أقوَى الناسِ مَن‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫قَوِيَ عَلى غَضبِهِ بِحِلمِه‬

Imam Ali (a) said: The

most powerful person
among people is the one
who is victorious over his
anger with his
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 3182]
ِ َ‫ ل قُوّةَ كَ َردّ الغَض‬: ‫الما ُم الباقرُ عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬

Imam Al-Baqir (a) said:

There is no power (similar
to) repelling the anger.

[Tuhuf al-Uqool, p. 286]

‫ مَن كَظَمَ غَيظاً وهو يَقدِ ُر‬: ‫المامُ الباقرُ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫على إمضائهِ حَشا الُّ قَلبَهُ أمناً وإيماناً يومَ القِيامَة‬

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
[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 110, hadith # 7]
‫ مَن كَظَمَ غَيظاً ولو شاءَ أن‬:‫المامُ الصّادق عليه السلم‬
ُ‫ مَلَ الُّ قلبَهُ يومَ القِيامَةِ رِضاه‬، ُ‫يُمضِيَهُ أمضاه‬

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]
‫ مَن خافَ الَّ لَم يَشْفِ غَيظَ ُه‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬

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]

 ّ َ‫ مَن ك‬: ‫الما ُم الصّادق عليه السلم‬
‫ف‬
ُ‫غَضَبَهُ سَتَرَ الُّ عَورَتَه‬

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 تَجَرّعتُ جُرعَ ًة‬: ‫المامُ زينُ العابدينَ عليه السلم‬
‫أحَبّ إَليّ مِن جُرعَةِ غَيظٍ ل اُكافِي بها صاحِبَها‬

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
[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 109, hadith # 3]
 ‫ نِعمَ الجُرعَ ُة‬: ‫المامُ الصّادق عليه السلم‬
‫الغَيظُ لِمَن صَبَرَ علَيها‬...

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]
 ‫ ما مِن جُرعَ ٍة‬: ‫المامُ الصّادق عليه السلم‬
ٍ‫يَتَجَرّعُهاالعَبدُ أحَبّإلَىالِّ عَزّوجلّمِنجُرعَةِ غَيظ‬
ٍ‫ إمّا بِصَبرٍ وإمّا بِحِلم‬، ِ‫يَتَجَرّعُها عِندَ تَرَدّدِها في قَلبِه‬

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[Al-Kafi,
repelsvol. 2, p. 109,it with
hadith # 1] either
 ِ ‫ مِن كتابٍ لَهُ إلَى الحار‬- ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ث‬
، ِ‫ وتَجاوَزْ عندَ المَقدِرَة‬، َ‫ وَاكظِمِ الغَيظ‬: - ّ‫الهَمْداني‬
ُ‫ واصفَحْ مَع الدّولَةِ ؛ تَكُنْ لكَ العاقِبَة‬، ِ‫واحلُمْ عندَ ال َغضَب‬
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,
[Nahjul Balagha, saying #so
69] for you
 ٍ ‫ مَن طَلَبَ شِفا غَي‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ظ‬
ّ‫ أذاقَهُ الُّ هَواناً بِحَق‬، ّ‫بغَيرِ حَق‬

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]
 ‫ يا‬: ... ِ‫ مَكتوبٌ في التّوراة‬: ‫المامُ الباقرُ عليه السلم‬
‫ أكُفّ عنكَ غَضَبِي‬، ِ‫سكْ غَضَ َبكَ عَمّن مَلّك ُتكَ علَيه‬
ِ ‫ أم‬، ‫موسى‬

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
[Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 302, hadith # 7]
 ّ ‫ أ‬: َ‫ لَمّا سألَهُ الحَوارِيّون‬- ‫المسيحُ عليه السلم‬
‫ي‬
: ‫ قالوا‬. ِّ‫غضَبُ ال‬ َ ِ‫ أشَدّ الشياء‬: - ‫الشياءِ أشَدّ ؟‬
‫ بأن ل تَغضَبُوا‬: ‫ضبُ الِّ ؟ قال‬ َ َ‫فيما يُتّقى غ‬

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
[Mishkat ?219]
al-Anwar, p.
 ‫ مَن كَفّ غَضَبَ ُه‬: ‫الما ُم الباقرُ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫ن الناسِ أقالَهُ الُّ نفسَهُ يومَ القِيامَة‬
ِ‫ع‬

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]
 ِ َ‫ لَمّا سُئلَ عن بَدءِ الغَض‬- ‫المسيحُ عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
ِ‫ ومَحقَرَةُ الناس‬، ُ‫ والتَجَبّر‬، ُ‫ الكِبر‬: -

Jesus (a), when asked about

the cause of anger, said:
Pride, arrogance and
thinking lowly (belittle) of
people.
[Mishkat al-Anwar, p. 219]
 َ َ‫ داوُوا الغَض‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
ِ‫ والشّه َوةَ بالعَقل‬، ِ‫بالصّمت‬

Imam Ali (a) said: Treat

your anger with silence
and your excessive
desires with wisdom.
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 5155]
‫ضبَ وهو قائ ٌم‬
ِ َ‫ أيّما رَجُلٍ غ‬: ‫المامُ الباقرُ عليه السلم‬
َ‫ وإن كان‬، ِ‫فَلْيَجلِسْ فإنّه سَيَذ َهبُ عَنهُ رِجزُ الشيطان‬
ْ‫جالِساً فَلْيَقُم‬...
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
[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 265, hadith # 14]
‫ضبَ وهو قائ ٌم‬
ِ َ‫ أيّما رَجُلٍ غ‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ِ‫فَلْيَلزَمِ الرضَ مِن فَورِهِ ؛ فإنّه يُذهِبُ رِجزَ الشيطان‬

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
[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 264, hadith # 9]
 ِ َ‫ جِها ُد الغَض‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ب‬
ِ‫بالحِلمِ بُرهانُ النّبل‬

Imam Ali (a) said: Resisting

anger with forbearance is a
sign of nobleness.

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

 ‫ تَجَرّعُ غَصَصِ الحِل ِم‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ِ‫يُطفِئُ نارَ الغَضَب‬

Imam Ali (a) said: The drink

of forbearance cools down
the fire of anger.

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

 ‫ ضادّوا الغَضَبَ بِالحِل ِم‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬

Imam Ali (a) said: Oppose

anger with forbearance.

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

، ‫ كانَ صلى ال عليه وآله ليَغضَبُ للدنيا‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫حدٌ ولم يَقُمْ لِغَضَبِهِ شَيءٌ حتّى‬ َ ‫فإذا أغضَبَهُ الحقّ لَم يَعرِفْهُ أ‬
ُ‫يَنتَصِرَ لَه‬
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
[Mizan al-Hikmah, hadith # 15067]
 ِ َ‫ن الغَض‬
‫ب‬ َ ‫ مَن أحَدّ سِنا‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ِ‫ قَوِيَ على أشدّاء الباطِل‬، ُ‫لِّ سبحانَه‬

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
[Mustadarak al-Wasail, vol.12, p.200, hadith # 13877]
ِّ‫ضبَ ل‬
ِ َ‫ مَن شَنِئ الفاسِقينَ وغ‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
ِ‫ضبَ الُّ لَهُ وأرضاهُ يومَ القِيامَة‬
ِ َ‫ غ‬،

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
[Nahjul Balagha, saying # 31]
ّ ِ‫ مَن أهُلكَ الذينَ ُتظِلّهُم في ظ‬، ّ‫ يارب‬: ‫موسي عليه السلم‬
‫ل‬
َ‫ والذين‬... : ِ‫شكَ يومَ ل ظِلّ إلّ ظِّلكَ ؟ فَأوحَى الُّ إلَيه‬ ِ ‫عَر‬
! َ‫يَغضَبُونَ لِمَحارِمي إذا استُحِلّت مِثلَ النّمِرِ إذا جُرِح‬

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
[Wasail al-shia, vol. 11, p. 416, hadith # 3]
ُ ‫ عندَ وَداعِ أبي ذَرّ لَمّا سَيّرَهُ عثما‬- ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ن‬
، ّ‫ إنّك إنّما غَضِبتَ لِّ عَزّوجل‬، ّ‫ يا أبا ذَر‬: - ِ‫إلَى الرّ َبذَة‬
‫ إنّ القَومَ خافُوكَ على دُنياهُم وخِفتَهُم‬، ُ‫فَارجُ مَن غَضِبتَ لَه‬...
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
 ... ، ِ‫ فَأرحَلُوكَ عَن الفِناءِ وامتَحَنُوكَ بالبَلء‬، َ‫على دِي ِنك‬
‫ووالِّ لو كانَتِ السماواتُ والرضُ على عَبدٍ رَتقاً ثُمّ اتّقَى‬
، ّ‫حق‬َ ‫سكَ إلّ ال‬ ْ ِ‫ فل يُؤن‬، ً‫الَّ عَزّوجلّ جَ َعلَ لَهُ مِنها مَخرَجا‬
ُ‫طل‬
ِ ‫شكَ إلّ البا‬
ْ ِ‫ول يُوح‬
…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
[Al-Kafi, vol. 8, p. 206,should
hadith # 251] be only
 ‫ضبَ على مَن ل‬ ِ َ‫ مَن غ‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
ُ‫يَقدِرُ على مَضَرّتِهِ طالَ حُزنُهُ وعَذّبَ نفسَه‬

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 soulwa in
[Ghurar ul-Hikam Durar distress.
ul-Kalim, hadith # 8728]
 ‫ الغَضَبُ على‬: ‫المامُ الهادي عليه السلم‬
ٌ‫مَن تَملِكُ لُؤم‬

Imam al-Hadi (a):

Anger over those who
are under your
authority is
[Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 370]
 ُ ‫ ليُعرَفُ الرأ‬: ‫المامُ الحسنُ عليه السلم‬
‫ي‬
ِ‫إلّ عن َد الغَضب‬

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]
 ‫ أل وإنّ هذهِ الدنيا التي‬: ‫المامُ عليّ عليه السلم‬
‫ وأصبَحَت تُغضِبُكُم‬، ‫أصبَحتُم تَتَمَنّونَها وتَرغَبُونَ فيها‬
‫وتُرضِيكُم لَيسَت بِدارِكُم‬

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,
[Nahjul Balagha, sermon # 173]
is not
 َ ِ‫ أبقِ لِرِضاكَ مِن غَضَب‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ك‬
ً‫ وإذا طِرتَ فَقَعْ شَكِيرا‬،

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
[Ghurar ul-Hikam wa Durar ul-Kalim, hadith # 2340]
 ‫ضبَ لَم يُخرِجْ ُه‬ ِ َ‫ المؤمنُ إذا غ‬: ‫عنه عليه السلم‬
‫ وإذا َرضِيَ لم يُدخِلْهُ رِضاهُ في‬، ّ‫غضَبُهُ مِن حَق‬ َ
ُ‫ والذي إذا قَدَرَ لم يَأخُذْ أكثَرَ مِمّا لَه‬، ٍ‫باطِل‬

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