True Strength


Rasul Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wasallam) said: “True strength is not
the ability to never be knocked down by anybody; but to be able to
control one’s anger, especially when a person has the ability to act
on it.” [Muslim]

That is why we see that people with weak characters suppress their
anger when dealing with their superiors but take it out on those
weaker than them. A weak man will take his frustrations out on his
family, a woman on her children, the rich on the poor. Giving free
rein to one’s anger results only in crime against Allah’s creatures.
It is natural to feel anger in certain situations but the successful
person is he who is able to control the expression of his anger. Not
all crimes in Islam are recognized as crimes in secular law, but what
matters to a Muslim is how their action is viewed by Allah. Anger is
justified when the crime is against Allah and his Messenger, but even
then it is best handled with a cool mind.

Hazrat Ali (radi A
llahu anhu) said: “A moment of patience in a moment
of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.”

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