Reference:’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 73, p. 265, no. 15]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Rage is a type of madness because the one enraged feels regret later on, and if he does not feel regret, then his madness has become ingrained.’
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘The Prophet (S) said, ‘Shall I tell you who is the toughest and strongest from among you? The one who controls himself when he is angry.’
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Verily there is a door to Hell, the entrance into which will be reserved for one who vented his anger through committing an act of disobedience to Allah, most High.’
Description: Imam al-Baqir (a.s.) said, ‘He who suppresses his anger despite being able to vent it, Allah will fill his heart with peace and security on the Day of Resurrection.
الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كَظَمَ غَيظا وهو يَقدِرُ علي إمضائهِ حَشا اللّهُ قَلبَهُ أمناً وإيماناً يومَ القِيامَةِ.
Reference:’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 110, no. 7]
Description: Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘What a good dose anger is for he who can swallow it …
Description: The Prophet (S) said, ‘O Ali, do not get angry, and if you do get angry, then sit down and reflect upon the power of your Lord over His creation and His clemency towards them in spite of it. And whenever anyone tells you [condescendingly] to fear Allah, expel your anger and remind yourself of your clemency.
رسولُ اللّٰهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): يا عليُّ، لاتَغضَبْ، فإذا غَضِبتَ فَاقعُدْ وتَفَكَّرْ في قُدرَةِ الرَّبِّ علَي العِبادِ وحِلمِهِ عَنهُم، وإذا قيلَ لكَ: اِتَّقِ اللّهَ فَانبِذْ غَضَبَكَ، وراجِعْ حِلمَكَ .
Reference:’[Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 14]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Remedy your anger with silence, and your carnal desire through your reason.’
Description: Prophet Moses (a.s.) [addressed Allah] saying, ‘O Lord, who are your special people whom You will shade with the shade of Your Throne on the day when no shade will avail except Your Shade?’ So Allah revealed to him, ‘… and those who are angered when the things that I have prohibited are deemed lawful [by people], the way a leopard is angered when it is wounded!’
الإمامُ زين العابدين (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): قالَ موسيبنُ عمرانَ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): يا ربِّ، مَن أهلُكَ الذينَ تُظِلُّهُم في ظِلِّ عَرشِكَ يومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظِلُّكَ ؟ فَأوحَي اللّهُ إلَيهِ: ... والذينَ يَغضَبُونَ لِمَحارِمي إذا استُحِلَّت مِثلَالنِّمِرِ إذاجُرِحَ!
Reference:[Wasa’il al-Shi’ah, v. 11, p. 416, no. 3]
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He (S) [i.e. the Prophet] never used to get angry over worldly matters, but when he did get angry for the sake of the truth, he was unrecognisable and nothing could restrain his anger until he had triumphed in his case [for the truth].’
Description: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘He who displays his ill-feeling towards the immoral people and gets angry for the sake of Allah, Allah will get angry for his sake and will render him well-pleased on the Day of Resurrection.