With the Noble Hadith - Suppressing Anger Seeking the Face of God Almighty!!

We greet you all, dear listeners, everywhere, we meet you in a new episode of your program "With the Noble Prophetic Hadith" and we begin with the best greeting and the purest peace, so peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you, and then:

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October 15, 2025

With the Noble Hadith - Suppressing Anger Seeking the Face of God Almighty!!

With the Noble Prophetic Hadith

Suppressing Anger Seeking the Face of God Almighty!!

Al-Tabarani narrated in Al-Awsat from Ibn Umar who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "There is no gulp greater in the sight of God than a gulp of anger suppressed by a Muslim seeking the face of God."

Dear listeners:

It is noted in social interactions among people that some of them may offend their brothers with various offenses, with their tongues, hands, or other parts of their bodies, in their financial or other actions, and the offense may affect the soul, honor, or dignity, or it may affect money and property, or it may affect family and relatives. Since the matter is in this form, if a person deals with this offense at first glance, responding to his own desires, this would result in great evil, corruption of relationships, and the spread of animosity among members of society.

God Almighty has directed His believing servants to the necessity of having patience and suppressing anger, but also to repel evil with good. How much we need this great character trait to strengthen bonds, bring hearts together, rebuild what has been destroyed of social ties, and attain God's pleasure and Paradise.

The purified Sharia has permitted us to punish with the like of what we have been punished with, but it has also clarified that forgiveness and suppression of anger are better and more virtuous. God Almighty said: (And if you punish, then punish with the like of that with which you were afflicted. But if you are patient, it is better for those who are patient). (An-Nahl 126) And God Almighty said: (Those who spend in ease and in hardship and who suppress anger and who pardon people - and God loves the doers of good). (Aal Imran 134)

There are great virtues in suppressing anger; in addition to the aforementioned virtues, there are a number of other virtues that these evidences have stated:

Al-Tabarani narrated in Makarim al-Akhlaq from Sahl ibn Muadh ibn Anas al-Juhani, from his father who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "Whoever suppresses anger while being able to take revenge, God will call him before all of creation until He gives him the choice of any of the fair maidens of paradise he wishes."

Al-Bayhaqi narrated in Al-Adab from Ma'mar from one who heard Al-Hasan say: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "No gulp is more beloved to God Almighty than a gulp of anger suppressed by a man or a gulp of patience at a misfortune, and no drop is more beloved to God Almighty than a drop of tear from fear of God, or a drop of blood in the path of God."

Imam Ahmad narrated in his Musnad from Ata, from Ibn Abbas, who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, went out to the mosque, saying with his hand like this, and Abu Abd al-Rahman pointed with his hand to the ground: "Whoever gives respite to a debtor or forgives him, God will protect him from the heat of Hell. Verily, the work of Paradise is difficult on a hill" three times, "Verily, the work of Hell is easy in a lowland, and the fortunate one is he who is protected from trials, and there is no gulp more beloved to me than a gulp of anger that a servant suppresses. No servant suppresses it for God except that God fills his heart with faith."

Ibn Kathir mentioned this hadith from Imam Ahmad in his interpretation of verse 280 of Surat Al-Baqarah, which is the saying of God Almighty: (And if someone is in hardship, then [let there be] postponement until [a time of] ease. But if you give [from your right as] charity, then it is better for you, if you only knew). He said: "Bisahwa" with the unpointed sin, and Ibn al-Athir mentioned it as such in "al-Nihayah" with the unpointed sin, and said: Al-Sahwa: The soft soil land, he likened disobedience in its ease for the one who commits it to the easy land that has no roughness in it. Al-Hazn: What is rough from the land. The word "bisahwa" has been mentioned in another form, which is "bishahwa" with the dotted sin, which is a misspelling.

Ibn Kathir, may God have mercy on him, mentioned among the qualities of the people of Paradise when interpreting the saying of God Almighty: (And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord) to His saying: (And those who suppress anger and pardon people), he said: If anger arises in them, they suppress it, meaning they conceal it and do not act upon it, and they forgive whoever wronged them.

Al-Ghazali, may God have mercy on him, said: A person needs to suppress anger when his anger arises, and he needs to strive hard in it, but if he gets used to that for a while, it becomes a habit, so anger does not arise, and if it arises, there is no fatigue in suppressing it, and then he is described as gentle!! Muhammad ibn Ka'b, may God have mercy on him, said: Three qualities, whoever has them, has perfected faith in God: "If he is pleased, his pleasure does not lead him into falsehood, and if he is angry, his anger does not take him out of the truth, and if he is able, he does not take what is not his!!".

Our righteous predecessors, may God be pleased with them all, were raised on these noble morals. We mention to you some of their positions in suppressing their anger, which represent wonderful examples to be followed in life:

Abu al-Darda, may God be pleased with him, said to a man who insulted him: "O you, do not drown in cursing us and leave room for reconciliation, for we do not reward those who disobey God in us with more than that we obey God Almighty in him!!".
A man insulted Al-Sha'bi, and Al-Sha'bi said to him: "If I am as you said, may God forgive me, and if I am not as you said, may God forgive you!!".
A man insulted Muawiyah with an insult to himself; so he prayed for him and ordered a reward for him.
A man insulted Adi ibn Hatim while he was silent, and when he finished his statement, he said: If you have anything left, say it, before the young men of the neighborhood come, for if they hear you saying this to their master, they will not be pleased!!.
A servant of Abu Dharr, may God be pleased with him, came and broke the leg of one of his sheep, so he said to him: Who broke the leg of this? He said: I did it intentionally to enrage you so you would hit me and sin. He said: I will enrage the one who incited you to enrage me, so he freed him.
A man said to Wahb ibn Munabbih, may God have mercy on him: So-and-so insulted you. He said: "Did the devil not find a messenger other than you?!".
Ibn Kathir mentioned in the biography of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, may God have mercy on him, that a man spoke to him one day until he angered him, so Umar intended to punish him, then he restrained himself, then he said to the man: Did you want the devil to provoke me with the might of authority, so I would inflict upon you today what you will inflict upon me tomorrow? Get up, may God forgive you, we have no need to argue with you.

So come on, our loved ones, let us accustom ourselves to suppressing anger and having gentleness, so that God may fill our hearts with faith and wisdom, and increase us in status, honor and value on the Day of Resurrection...!!

Dear listeners: We thank you for your good listening, our appointment with you in the next episode, God willing, until that time and until we meet you always, we leave you in God's care, protection and security, and peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you.

Written for the Central Media Office radio of Hizb ut-Tahrir

Professor Muhammad Ahmad Al-Nadi - Jordan Province - 2014/9/17 AD

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This hadith, like other important hadiths, must be understood and realized. Some people are bankrupt despite their prayers, fasting, and zakat, because they insulted this person, slandered this person, consumed the wealth of this person, shed the blood of this person, and beat this person.

His bankruptcy is that his good deeds, which are his capital, are taken and given to this one and used to pay off that one for the price of his slander, insult, and beating. After his good deeds are exhausted before he settles what is owed, their sins are taken and cast upon him, then he is thrown into the Fire.

When the Prophet, peace be upon him, asked his companions, "Do you know who is bankrupt?" "Do you know" means knowledge and awareness of the inner workings of things. "Do you know" means "Do you really know who is bankrupt?" This confirms the saying of our master Ali, may Allah honor his face: "Wealth and poverty are after the presentation to Allah." When they were asked this question, they answered based on their experiences: "The bankrupt among us is the one who has no dirham or goods." This is the bankrupt in the eyes of the companions of the Messenger of Allah. So he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: No... HE SAID: "INDEED, THE BANKRUPT OF MY NATION IS THE ONE WHO COMES ON THE DAY OF RESURRECTION WITH FASTING, PRAYER, AND CHARITY..."

This confirms the saying of our master Umar: "Whoever wishes may fast, and whoever wishes may pray, but it is righteousness," because prayer, fasting, Hajj, and zakat are acts of worship that a person may do with sincerity, or he may do them hypocritically, but the center of gravity is to adhere to the command of Allah.

We ask Allah to keep us steadfast on the truth, and make us of His righteous servants, and replace our bad deeds with good deeds, and not disgrace us on the Day of Presentation to Him, O Allah, Amen.

Our dear listeners, until we meet you with another prophetic hadith, we entrust you to Allah, whose deposits are never lost. Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.

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With the Hadith - The Hypocrites and Their Evil Deeds

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We greet you all, dear friends, everywhere, in a new episode of your program "With the Hadith," and we begin with the best greeting: Peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.

It was narrated from Buraidah, may God be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "Do not call a hypocrite 'Sayyid' (master), for if he is a master, then you have angered your Lord, the Almighty and Sublime." Narrated by Abu Dawood with a Sahih (authentic) chain of narration.

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Indeed, the best of speech is the word of God Almighty, and the best guidance is the guidance of His Prophet Muhammad bin Abdullah, peace and blessings be upon him. Now then,

This noble Hadith guides us on how to deal with the hypocrites we know. The Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, was the only one who knew all the hypocrites by their names, but we can recognize some of them by their characteristics, such as those mentioned in the Quran who perform their obligatory duties lazily and grudgingly, and those who plot against Islam and Muslims, encourage strife, spread corruption on earth, and love to spread immorality by calling for it, protecting it, and nurturing it, and those who tell lies about Islam and Muslims... and others who are characterized by hypocrisy.

Therefore, we must understand what the Sharia (Islamic law) has deemed good and what it has deemed bad, so that we can distinguish the hypocrite from the sincere, and take appropriate action towards them. We should not trust those who do what contradicts the Sharia while pretending to do what they do out of concern for Islam and Muslims. We should not follow them or support them, or even less than that, by describing them as "Sayyid," otherwise God Almighty will be angry with us.

We Muslims must be the most keen people on Islam and Muslims, and not allow any hypocrite an entry point into our religion and our families, as they are among the most dangerous things we may face these days due to their abundance and the multiplicity of their faces. We must use the Sharia scale to measure the actions of those who claim to be Muslims, for Islam protects us from such evildoers.

We ask God to protect our nation from such criminals, and to guide us to the straight path and the correct scale by which we measure people's behavior, so that we stay away from those whom God does not love. Amen.

Dear friends, until we meet you with another prophetic Hadith, we leave you in God's care, and peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.

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