The word · The heart
الغَضَب
Ghadab
Anger, which is not a sin in itself, and is judged by what a person does while holding it.
Also written · Ghazab · Gadab · Gazab · Ghadhab · Ghussa · Anger · Rage · Temper · Controlling anger · Hot temper · Dealing with anger
The meaning
What Ghadab means in Islam
A man asked the Prophet peace be upon him for advice and was told, do not become angry, and the man kept asking and got the same answer, in Bukhari. He also said the strong man is not the wrestler, but the one who controls himself when angry, in Bukhari and Muslim. The practical instructions include seeking refuge from Shaytan and sitting down if you are standing, in a report collected by Abu Dawud. The Qur'an praises those who restrain anger and pardon people (Qur'an 3:134), which is restraint, not absence.
Evidence · Sunnah · Established in the authentic Sunnah
Read beside it
Words that sit beside it
- HilmForbearance: the strength to stay calm and unhurried when you have every right to react.الحِلْم
- 'AfwPardon: dropping a wrong you are owed, without the other person having to earn it.العَفْو
- WaswasahWhispering: unwanted thoughts thrown at the heart, whether by Shaytan or by the mind itself.الوَسْوَسَة
- AkhlaqCharacter: the settled dispositions a person acts from before they have time to think.الأَخْلَاق
More from The heart
- 'AynThe evil eye: real harm that can follow an admiring or an envious look.العَيْن
- HasadEnvy: wishing a blessing would leave someone, rather than wishing you had one too.الحَسَد
- KhawfFear of Allah: the awareness of His justice that keeps a person from walking off the edge.الخَوْف
- NasihahSincere advice: wanting good for someone and telling them, privately and without an audience.النَّصِيحَة
- Sakha'Generosity: giving easily, before being asked, without making the receiver pay in dignity.السَّخَاء
- TafakkurDeliberate reflection on creation and on your own life, treated as an act of worship.التَّفَكُّر