Warning against Rage
Islam has warned against rage, which is a nefarious quality. It has
counteditasadangerandrisk.Manynarrativeshavebeenreportedin
thisregard.TheProphet(s)said,“Ragecorruptsfaithfulnesslikethevin-
egar whenrotshoney.” He alsoregarded self-striving andself-posses-
sioninthestatesofrageassignsofheroism.He said,“Theheroisnot
thatwhoovercomesinfighting.Therealheroisthatwhopossesseshim-
selfin rage.”ImamAli(a) said,“Furyisasortof madness.”Imam as-
Sadiq(a)said,“Myfatherusedtosay:Whichmatterismoreintensethan
rage?Inthestatesofrage,amanmaykilltheinnocent,andslanderthe
honorable matrons.” He also said, “He whoever lacks control on his
rage, will not control his mind.” “Rage eliminates the minds of the
wise.”.
Islamhasalsoaddedthepardoninthestatesofragetothebelievers’
qualifications. God says:
And when they rage, they surely forgive.
IslamhaswarnedMuslimsagainstbeingsubmittedtoragethatleads
to disintegration and failing in this world and the Hereafter.