Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 37824 — The words of Umar bin Abd al-Aziz

It is narrated from Isma'il bin Abi Hakim that he said: One day Umar bin Abd al-Aziz became angry, and his anger grew intense, and there was some sharpness in it. His son Abd al-Malik was present. When he saw that his anger had cooled, he said: O Commander of the Believers, given the greatness of Allah's blessing upon you, the position in which Allah Almighty has placed you, and the affairs of His servants that Allah Almighty has entrusted to you, does anger bring you to the extent that I see? Umar bin Abd al-Aziz said: How did you say that? So Abd al-Malik repeated his words. Umar asked: O Abd al-Malik, do you not become angry? He said: What use to me is this breadth of heart if I do not turn my anger back, so that nothing disliked appears because of it?