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I cannot stop being angry

What to do in the minute the anger arrives, before it decides anything for you.

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ليس الشَّديدُ بالصُّرَعةِ، إنَّما الشَّديدُ الذي يَملِكُ نَفسَه عِندَ الغَضَبِ

“The strong one is not the one who overcomes others in wrestling; the strong one is the one who holds himself in check at the moment of anger.”Translated by Uswah draft, awaiting review

Sahih al-Bukhari 6114

Narrator : Abu HurayraGraded by : al-BukhariSource :

Text and grading: the Hadith Encyclopedia, Dorar.net

Anger is not the problem; the speed is. Almost everything regrettable happens in the first sixty seconds, and almost nothing is lost by delaying a response past them.

What to doChange your posture and say nothing for one minute. Then answer the thing that was actually said.

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