1427 - مدحُ الغَضَبِ للَّهِ‏ِ

1427. THE PRAISEWORTHINESS OF ANGER FOR THE SAKE OF ALLAH

4805.الإمامُ زين العابدين عليه السلام : قالَ موسى عليه السلام : يا ربِّ ، مَن أهلُكَ الذينَ تُظِلُّهُم في ظِلِّ عَرشِكَ يومَ لا ظِلَّ إلّا ظِلُّكَ ؟ فَأوحَى اللَّهُ إلَيهِ : ... والذينَ يَغضَبُونَ لِمَحارِمي‏إذا استُحِلَّت‏مِثلَ‏النِّمِرِ إذاجُرِحَ!¹

4805. Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘Prophet Moses (AS) [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!’²

4806.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: كانَ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله لايَغضَبُ للدنيا ، فإذا أغضَبَهُ الحقُّ لَم يَعرِفْهُ أحَدٌ ولم يَقُمْ لِغَضَبِهِ شَي‏ءٌ حتّى‏ يَنتَصِرَ لَهُ .³

4806.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He [the Prophet] (SAWA) 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].’⁴

4807.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن شَنِئ الفاسِقينَ وغَضِبَ للَّهِ‏ِ ، غَضِبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ وأرضاهُ يومَ القِيامَةِ .⁵

4807.Imam Ali (AS) 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.’⁶

1426 - دَواءُ الغَضَبِ‏

1426. THE REMEDY FOR ANGER

4803.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يا عليُّ ، لاتَغضَبْ ، فإذا غَضِبتَ فَاقعُدْ وتَفَكَّرْ في قُدرَةِ الرَّبِّ علَى العِبادِ وحِلمِهِ عَنهُم ، وإذا قيلَ لكَ : اِتَّقِ اللَّهَ فَانبِذْ غَضَبَكَ ، وراجِعْ حِلمَكَ .¹

4803.The Prophet (SAWA) 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. And whenever anyone tells you [condescendingly] to fear Allah, expel your anger and remind yourself of your clemency.’²

4804.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : داوُوا الغَضَبَ بالصَّمتِ ، والشَّهوَةَ بالعَقلِ .³

4804.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Remedy your anger with silence, and your carnal desire through your reason.’⁴