45/30. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 2610a — Seeking Refuge During Anger
The Virtue Of One Who Controls Himself At Times Of Anger, And What Takes Away Anger
Hadith About Anger: Seek Refuge from Satan
Sahih Muslim : 2610a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 2610a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ صُرَدٍ، قَالَ اسْتَبَّ رَجُلاَنِ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَعَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا تَحْمَرُّ عَيْنَاهُ وَتَنْتَفِخُ أَوْدَاجُهُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنِّي لأَعْرِفُ كَلِمَةً لَوْ قَالَهَا لَذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الَّذِي يَجِدُ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ " . فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَهَلْ تَرَى بِي مِنْ جُنُونٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْعَلاَءِ فَقَالَ وَهَلْ تَرَى . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الرَّجُلَ
Sulaiman b. Surad Narrated from:
Two persons abused each other in the presence of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and the eyes of one of them became red as embers and the veins of his neck were swollen. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: I know of a wording, if he were to utter that, his fit of rage (would be no more and that wording is): I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed. The person said: Do you find any madness in me? Ibn al-'Ala' said: Do you see it? And he made no mention of the person.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 2610aIn-book reference : Book 45, Hadith 143USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 32, Hadith 6316
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 2610a
This hadith about anger describes two people abusing each other in the presence of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. One of them became very angry. His eyes became red and the veins of his neck swelled. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said that he knew a wording which, if the man said it, would remove what he was feeling: I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the accursed. The main teaching is direct and practical. When anger becomes intense, a person should turn to Allah for protection from Satan. The narration also shows how anger can appear in a person’s body. The hadith does not add a long ruling; it gives a short phrase for a heated moment.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anger can become visible through a person’s face and body.
- Seeking refuge with Allah is taught in this text as a response to rage.
- Abusive speech can lead to a heated and harmful situation.
