The Cure for Anger and What Softens the Heart
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Question:
I am always angry, and when I get angry, hostility arises between me and my colleagues, and Satan gets between us. What is your advice for us, and what are the deeds that soften the heart and remind us of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) during anger?
Answer:
Yes, during anger, Allah the Exalted guided the Muslim to seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98]. He the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:200] And when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) saw a man overcome by intense anger, he said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4780Da'if (Al-Albani) It is obligatory Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3452Sahih (Darussalam). The man was informed of this, so he said, "I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan," and the anger left him. This is the only cure for anger. Yes.
I am always angry, and when I get angry, hostility arises between me and my colleagues, and Satan gets between us. What is your advice for us, and what are the deeds that soften the heart and remind us of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) during anger?
Answer:
Yes, during anger, Allah the Exalted guided the Muslim to seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِAnd if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is Hearing and Knowing.
وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌI know a phrase which, if he repeated, he could get rid of this
إني لأعلم كلمة لو قالها لذهب عنه ماI seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, the rejected (A`ūdhu billāhi minash-shaiṭānir-rajīm).
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/194 — archive.org (2:48)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.