Islamic Quotes About Anger and Anger Management. Islamic Quotes about Anger and Anger Management. Love, Anger, Hate, Pain, Happiness, Grief, Fear are the types of emotions that we human beings experience in our daily lives and sometimes exhibit directly or indirectly to others on different events.
An emotionally intelligent person is someone who tend to control his emotions rather than his emotions control him. Anger is among one of the feelings that a person may exhibit aggressively or in less harsh ways and it all depends on his ability to control or manage his emotional anger.
What Islam Says About Anger
Anger is a destructive emotion that it can even spoil or permanently damage relationships which can even lead to evil consequences or life tragedies. However, Islam, through the manners of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), has advised us ways to control such anger fires maintaining decency and self-respect of our loved ones. You should also go through these 50 Best Islamic Quotes about Love with Images.
↓ 40 – DON’T BE ANGRY WITH YOUR BROTHER
↓ 39 – Quran Quote on Anger
↓ 38 – DUA TO GET RID OF ANGER
↓ 37 – HOW TO RELAX WHEN ANGRY
↓ 36 – What Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said about Anger
↓ 35 – TRUST ALLAH
↓ 34 – QURANIC AYAT ON ANGER
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↓ 33- WORDS OF GENTLENESS
Loosing hearts in order to win an argument is a big no for every practicing Muslim. Let’s remind ourselves of kindness and having empathy for others.
↓ 32- MAINTAIN YOUR DIGNITY
A person who is being stubborn and argumentative is not any way liked by people and in life hereafter.
↓ 31 – AVOID ARROGANCE
In case you face encounter with a very rude and argumentative person, try justifying your answer with logic and with humble polite tone.
↓ 30 – PACE OF LIFE
The pace of life is fast and furious but the person himself should not be fierce and the same Islam has taught us hundreds of years ago. Here are 40 Best Proud to be Muslim Quotes with Images.
↓ 29 – HIGH RANK IN PARADISE
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) revealed the person that will get highest rank in Jannah.
↓ 28 – REFRAIN FROM INDULGING IN DISPUTES
Islam has advised us to refrain ourselves from disputation and unnecessary quarrel among other beings.
↓ 27 – BE A MAN OF YOUR WORDS
Once a Momin commits something, he should try his level best to fulfill his commitment to defined timelines and accomplish his goals on a satisfactory level. Breaking promises and not fulfilling commitments is strictly prohibited in Islam.
↓ 26 – SAY NO TO DISPUTE
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↓ 25 – DISPUTE OVER HIGH KNOWLEDGE
Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported to have instructed us to learn knowledge for three things and forbade us not to leave it for three things. These are:
1-Do not learn it to dispute over it
2- to show off with it, or to boast about it.
3- Do not leave seeking it out of shyness, dislike for it, or contending with ignorance in its stead.”
↓ 24 – STRUGGLE AGAINST OWNSELF TO LEAVE DISPUTE
Islam taught us to control our anger and when our anger gets triggered it is advised to keep silent to avoid disputes.
↓ 23 – HATRED AGAINST UN-NECESSARY QUARRELS
↓ 22 – BEAUTIFUL ANSWER TO A DISPUTANT
This anecdote is quoted without a chain of narration, so take it as a lesson in good manners rather than established history. Ibn Qutaybah asked his disputant the matter. He replied to him that he will not dispute with him. The disputant then remarked that he know that I am right.” Ibn Qutaybah responded negatively and said he respect myself more than that. At this, the disputant retracted and said that he will not claim a thing that is not his right.
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↓ 21 – PUT A STOP TO CURSE
Islam forbids cursing and abusive speech towards fellow Muslims; the believer is not one who curses or insults (Jami at-Tirmidhi). Forgiveness is the better path (see Islamic quotes on forgiveness).
↓ 20 – ANGER IS HELL FIRE
Unchecked anger can lead a person into sin and injustice, so a believer seeks refuge in Allah from it for himself and for his brothers and sisters in faith. Here are 50 Best Islamic Quotes About Patience.
↓ 19 – CONSEQUENCES ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION
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↓ 18 – HOW TO SAVE OURSELVES FROM ALLAH’S WRATH
Save yourself from Hellfire and Allah’s wrath by controlling your anger and managing it smartly.
↓ 17 – MORE POWER TO MUSLIMS
↓ 16 – CONTROL OVER ANGER
The strong person is one who has power of taming down his anger and who manages his anger well.
↓ 15 – APPEASING ONE’S ANGER
`Umar ibn Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) is reported to have written to one of his governors, forbidding him from punishing anyone while angry.
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↓ 14 – SILENCE IN RESPONSE TO HARSHNESS
Since anger spoils all the happy moments so it is preferable to remain silent at the time of anger and have patience.
↓ 13 – SILENCE IN ANGER
↓ 12 – FIRE IN THE HEART
↓ 11 – ABLUTION IN ANGER
Anger is a natural emotion, and one reported teaching advises the angry person to perform wudu (ablution) because anger is likened to fire and water extinguishes fire. Scholars differ on the strength of this report (see item 8), but calming oneself with wudu, sitting down and staying silent is widely recommended.
↓ 10 – BITTER PILL OF ANGER
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↓ 9 – ANGER IS A SIN
↓ 8 – WHAT TO DO WHEN ANGRY
A hadith in Sunan Abi Dawud, whose chain some scholars grade as weak (stronger reports advise sitting down, staying silent and seeking refuge in Allah), says: “Anger comes from Satan, Satan was created from fire, and fire is extinguished only with water; so when any of you is angry, he should perform ablution”.
↓ 7 – REPRESSING ANGER
↓ 6 – ANGER IS FROM EVIL
A Companion who asked the Prophet for advice (reported as Jariyah ibn Qudamah, may Allah be pleased with him) later said, “I thought about what the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) had said, and I realized that anger is the source of all evil.”(Musnad Ahmad, 5/373).
↓ 5 – ALLAH KNOWS THE BEST
Al-‘Allaamah al-Khattaabi (may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his commentary on Abu Dawood: “The one who is standing is ready to move and destroy things. The one who is sitting is less likely to do so, and the one who is lying is not able to do anything of the sort. It seems that the Prophet(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) commanded the angry person to sit down or lie down in order to prevent him from doing anything that he would later regret. And Allaah knows best.” (Sunan Abi Dawood wa ma’ahu ma’aalim al-sunan, 5/141)
↓ 4 – HOLY PROPHET’S ADVICE ON ANGER
↓ 3 – Mufti Ismail Menk Saying on Anger
↓ 2 – PAIN IS TEMPORARY
Don’t be sad. Pain in this dunya is temporary, handle it with Sabr and in-sha’-Allah a greater reward awaits you. Allah is with the patient.” – Dr. Bilal Philips (attributed; original source not verified)
Imam Mawlûd calls it a “swelling ocean,” that is he compares it to “a swelling mass of emotion that is difficult to hold back once it is unleashed. During our most Angry moments, sometimes it becomes difficult to draw a line between being respectful and being un-respectful to others so the best solution to avoid regrets afterwards is to control Anger.
↓ 1 – Hadith on Anger
A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) for advice, and he replied three times: “Do not become angry.” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
Frequently Asked Questions
Is anger itself a sin in Islam?
Feeling anger is natural. What matters is how we act on it. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said the strong person is the one who controls himself when angry (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim).
What should I do when I feel angry?
Recommended steps include seeking refuge in Allah from Shaytan, staying silent, changing position by sitting or lying down, and making wudu. Some of these are in stronger reports than others, as noted in the article.
What is the Prophet’s short advice on anger?
A man asked for advice and the Prophet (peace be upon him) repeated “Do not become angry” (Sahih al-Bukhari).
Is righteous anger allowed?
Anger for the sake of Allah when His limits are violated is recognised, but it must still be expressed with justice and without harming anyone unlawfully.
Can anger affect my relationships?
Yes, harsh words said in anger can damage trust and family ties. See Islamic quotes on forgiveness for the value of pardoning others, and consult a qualified counsellor or scholar if anger feels unmanageable.