Hadith 11181

Chapter 30

باب 30

(30) باب فَضْلِ مَنْ يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ وَبِأَىِّ شَىْءٍ يَذْهَبُ الْغَضَبُ

(30) Chapter: The Virtue Of One Who Controls Himself At Times Of Anger, And What Takes Away Anger (ES)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَعَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالاَ كِلاَهُمَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ " .

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
The strong-man is not one who wrestles well but the strong man is one who controls himself when he is in a fit of rage. (ES)

Reference (ES): Sahih Muslim 2609 a (ES)

In-book reference (ES): Book 45, Hadith 140 (ES)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 32, Hadith 6313 (ES)