Do not become angry

Arabic

لَا تَغْضَبْ. فَرَدَّدَ مِرَارًا، قَالَ: لَا تَغْضَبْ.

Translation

A man said: 'Advise me.' He said: 'Do not become angry.' The man repeated the question several times, and each time he said: 'Do not become angry.'

Narrator

Abū Hurayrah

Source

Bukhārī 6116

Commentary

Two readings, both valid: do not let yourself fall into anger, or — when anger comes — do not act on it. The Prophet ﷺ gave different companions different single-word counsels; this was the one he repeated most.