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The strong one controls themselves in anger

Saturday, February 11, 1961

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ
Transliteration

Laysa-sh-shadidu bi-s-sura'ah, innama-sh-shadidu-lladhi yamliku nafsahu 'inda-l-ghadab.

Translation

The strong one is not the one who overpowers others in wrestling. The strong one is the one who controls himself when angry.

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih al-Bukhari 6114, Sahih Muslim 2609
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