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صحيح البخاري

Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith 6114

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In-book entry
141

Chapter 76

Chapter context: To be cautious from being angry

باب الْحَذَرِ مِنَ الْغَضَبِ

لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَالَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ وَإِذَا مَا غَضِبُوا هُمْ يَغْفِرُونَ}، {الَّذِينَ يُنْفِقُونَ فِي السَّرَّاءِ وَالضَّرَّاءِ وَالْكَاظِمِينَ الْغَيْظَ وَالْعَافِينَ عَنِ النَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ}.

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ ‏

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Translation

English translation

Narrated Abu Huraira:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 6114 in Sahih al-Bukhari. It appears in Book 78, Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), as in-book entry 141 under the chapter “To be cautious from being angry.”

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Reference details

In-book entry
141

Source and grading notes

Sahih al-Bukhari 6114 In-book : Book 78, Hadith 141 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 135  (deprecated)

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