Reports on anger and what a man says

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whom do you call a wrestler?" The Companions said: "The one whom even many men cannot throw down." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No, rather the one who keeps control of himself at the time of anger is the real wrestler."

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Make things easy and do not make things difficult." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said this three times, and then he said: "When you become angry, be silent."

Sayyiduna Jariyah bin Qudamah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I said: "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), give me some advice, and let it be brief, so that I may be able to retain it." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do not get angry." He repeated his question again and again, and each time he (peace and blessings be upon him) said the same thing: "Do not get angry."

The above-mentioned statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is also reported through this chain.

Sayyiduna Sulayman bin Surad (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Two men reviled each other in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and the eyes of one of them turned red and the veins of his neck swelled. At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I know a phrase which, if this man were to say it, his anger would go away. That phrase is: 'A'udhu billahi min al-shaytan al-rajim' (I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan)." The man said: "Do you think that I am mad?"

Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Two men insulted each other in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and one of them became so intensely angry that I began to think his nose might burst from anger. At this the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I know a phrase which, if this angry person were to say it, his anger would go away. That phrase is: I seek refuge with Allah, the Magnificent, from the accursed Satan."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Beware of anger. Indeed, it is an ember that smoulders in the heart of the son of Adam. Do you not see the swollen veins and the red eyes of the angry person? So whoever feels even a little anger should lie down on the ground."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The strong wrestler is not the one who throws people down; rather, the strong wrestler is the one who keeps control of himself at the time of anger."

Humayd bin Abd al-Rahman reports from one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "Advise me with a few words, and do not make them many for me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid anger." He repeated his question, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid anger." The man repeated his question again, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Avoid anger."