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Sahih Bukhari 6048 — Seeking Refuge When Angry
Calling bad names and cursing
Hadith About Anger and Seeking Refuge With Allah
Sahih Bukhari : 6048
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6048
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَدِيُّ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنَ صُرَدٍ، رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ اسْتَبَّ رَجُلاَنِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَغَضِبَ أَحَدُهُمَا، فَاشْتَدَّ غَضَبُهُ حَتَّى انْتَفَخَ وَجْهُهُ وَتَغَيَّرَ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنِّي لأَعْلَمُ كَلِمَةً لَوْ قَالَهَا لَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الَّذِي يَجِدُ ". فَانْطَلَقَ إِلَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَقَالَ تَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ. فَقَالَ أَتُرَى بِي بَأْسٌ أَمَجْنُونٌ أَنَا اذْهَبْ.
Sulaiman b. Surad Narrated from:
A man from the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Two men abused each other in front of the Prophet (ﷺ) and one of them became angry and his anger became so intense that his face became swollen and changed. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I know a word the saying of which will cause him to relax if he does say it." Then a man went to him and informed him of the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "Seek refuge with Allah from Satan." On that, angry man said, 'Do you find anything wrong with me? Am I insane? Go away!"
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6048In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 78USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 74
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6048
This Hadith about anger control describes two men abusing each other in front of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. One became so angry that his face swelled and changed. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said he knew a word which, if the man said it, would remove what he felt. A man then told him to seek refuge with Allah from Satan. The angry man rejected the advice and replied harshly. The Hadith clearly shows that anger can change a person’s state and that seeking refuge with Allah from Satan is the guidance mentioned for relief. It also shows that a person may refuse good advice when anger takes over. This makes it a direct Hadith about anger in Islam.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anger can become intense enough to visibly affect a person.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم pointed to seeking refuge with Allah from Satan.
- Abusing one another can lead to anger and loss of control.
- Good advice may be rejected when a person is trapped in anger.
