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ANGER, HATRED AND ENVY

Anger is a fleak of fire. It arises from the fire of God in heart.
It is being burnt like fire in the lowest part of the heart like fire under husk. The hidden pride in the mind of every oppressor and disobedient man is disclosed by anger like the fire that comes out by the rubbing of iron against stone. It appears to those who see with the light of sure faith. The conduct of the devil has found a place in the man in whom anger has found a place, as God says:
The devil said: you have made me from fire and made him from earth-7:llQ. Earth is steady and calm and fire is unsteady, up-rising and burning. The result of anger is hatred on account of which a man is ruined.

HARMS OF ANGER: God says: God has created in the hearts of those who disbelieve the evil of ignorance. He sent down His solace upon His Prophet and the believers. God rebuked the unbelievers as they expressed indignation of anger arising out of untrue matters. He praised the believers, as God sent down upon them solace and consolation. One day a man came to the Prophet and said: O Prophet of God, give me order to do a short auction. He said: Don't be angry. Hazrat Ibn Omar said: I asked the Prophet: Give me a short advice by dint of which I may hope for good. He said: Don't be angry. Once Hazrat Abdullah-b-Omar asked the Prophet: What thing will save me from the wrath of God? The prophet said: Don't express your anger. The Prophet once asked some of his companions: Whom do you consider among you a strong man? They said: That is not so. He is the strong man who can control his passion at the time of anger. The Prophet said: He who has got physical strength is not a stronger man than one who can control his passion. He said:
God keeps the secret affairs of a man secret who can swallow anger. Hazrat Solaiman said: O dear son, save yourself from excessive anger, as excessive anger makes the heart of a patient man light. God says: He (Yahya) is a chief and of pure character.
Akramah explained this verse by saying that 'chief is the man who cannot be defeated by anger. Abu Darda'a said: I asked: O Messenger of God, teach me such an action which can take me to Paradise. He said: Don't be angry, prophet Ihya told Jesus Christ:
Don't be angry. He said: I can't help but be angry. I am merely a

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man. Then the Prophet Ihya said: Don't amass wealth. Jesus Christ said: yes, it may be done. The Prophet said: Anger destroys faith as condiment destroys honey He also said: If a man gets angry, he roams near H£U. Once a man asked the Prophet:
What thing is hard? He said: Anger. He said: What thing will keep me away from God's wrath? He said: Don't express anger.
Jafar-b- Muhammad said: Anger is the key to every evil. A certain Ansar said: Anger is the key to every evil. A certain Ansar said:
Anger is the root of foolishness and its guide.