Advice on Repelling Anger and Softening the Heart

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The listener Saud from Riyadh says: I never get angry, but when I do, hostility arises between me and my colleagues, and Satan gets between us. What is your advice to us? And what are the deeds that soften the heart and remind us of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?

Answer:
A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said to him, "Advise me." He said, "Do not get angry." The man repeated this three times, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying to him, "Do not get angry." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

The strong-man is not one who wrestles well but the strong man is one who controls himself when

ليس الشديد بالصرعة، إنما الشديد الذي يملك نفسه عند

Sahih Muslim 2609a

angry,

الغضب،

If anger comes to you,

[first] seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].

فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ

[An-Nahl 16:98]

, Allah the Exalted and Majestic said:

And if there comes to you from Satan an evil suggestion, then seek refuge in Allah. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

[Fussilat 41:36]

Seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan, and do not react to the anger; it will leave you, by the permission of Allah. Yes.

Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/273 — archive.org (6:12)

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