Hadith on Anger (Rage): A True wrestler struggles against his anger (3)

Hadith on Anger (Rage): Reference (English):

Abu Hasbah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Who is the true wrestler?” They said, “One who throws his opponent down.” The Prophet said, “The wrestler of all wrestlers is a man who is intensely angry, whose face turns red, and whose hair bristles, then he wrestles against his anger.”

(Musnad Aḥmad 23115) Authentic due to external evidence, according to Al-Arna’ut

Hadith on Anger (Rage): Reference (Arabic):

عَنِ أَبِي حَصْبَةَ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا الصُّرَعَةُ قَالُوا الصَّرِيعُ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الصُّرَعَةُ كُلُّ الصُّرَعَةِ الرَّجُلُ يَغْضَبُ فَيَشْتَدُّ غَضَبُهُ وَيَحْمَرُّ وَجْهُهُ وَيَقْشَعِرُّ شَعَرُهُ فَيَصْرَعُ غَضَبَهُ

23115 مسند أحمد بن حنبل

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