By Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (Rahmatullahi ‘alayh)
Bismillahir
Rahmaanir Raheem
Do not make
a decision with regards to any matter when angry. In anger, a person is bound to
make a faulty decision, which he will later regret having made, all his life.
We find that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) advised us: “If one of you gets angry, he should be
quiet.”
Move away, cool down and think
seriously before firing the bullets of divorce. Almost every husband has
regretted the decision of 'Talaaq' made when angry. Many wives have also
regretted demanding a divorce, after their anger cooled and they thought of the
consequences.
Even parents should be careful of
the words they utter and should not beat up their children in anger, for they
too could sometimes regret, all their lives, the damage done. Teachers, as
well, should not a make a decision of punishment in anger.
Since the expression of anger is
from shaytaan, one has to be wary in not succumbing to it. Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam) guided us towards managing our anger, when he advised a man
overcome by anger to recite the Ta’awwuz:
“I
seek protection with Allah from shaytaan, the cursed one.”
In another narration, Rasulullah (Sallallaahu
‘alayhi wasallam) said: “Anger comes
from the shaytaan, shaytaan was created of fire, and fire is extinguished only
with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform Wudhu
(ablution).”
And Rasulullah (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi
wasallam) further instructed: “When one
of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves
him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down.”
Anyone following through with these
prescriptions given by Nabi (Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam) will certainly find
great benefit and goodness.
