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The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: if anyone suppresses anger when he is in a positionto give vent to it, Allah, the Exalted, will call him on the Day of Resurrection over the heads of allcreatures, and ask him to choose any of the bright and large eyed maidens he wishes.
Book 41, Number 4760:
Narrated Son of a Companion:The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: He then mentioned a similar tradition describedabove. This version has: Allah will fill his heart with security and faith. He did not mention the words"Allah will call him". This version further adds: He who gives up wearing beautiful garments whenhe is able to do so (out of humility, as Bishr's version has) will be clothed by Allah with the robe of honour, and he who marries for Allah's sake will be crowned by Allah with the crown of Kingdom.
Book 41, Number 4762:
Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal:Two men reviled each other in the presence of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and one of thembecame excessively angry so much so that I thought that his nose will break up on account of excessof anger. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: I know a phrase which, if he repeated, he could getrid of this angry feeling. They asked: What is it, Apostle of Allah? He replied: He should say: I seek refuge in Thee from the accursed devil. Mu'adh then began to ask him to do so, but he refused andpersisted in quarrelling, and began to enhance his anger.
Book 41, Number 4764:
Narrated AbuDharr:The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said to us: When one of you becomes angry whilestanding, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.
Book 41, Number 4766:
Narrated Atiyyah as-Sa'di:AbuWa'il al-Qass said: We entered upon Urwah ibn Muhammad ibn as-Sa'di. A man spoke to himand made him angry. So he stood and performed ablution; he then returned and performed ablution,and said: My father told me on the authority of my grandfather Atiyyah who reported the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) as saying: Anger comes from the devil, the devil was created of fire, andfire is extinguished only with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution.
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