Ahmad on Akhlaq: Good character is patience, restraining anger

Ibn Rajab reported: Imam Ahmad, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Good character is to not get angry or enraged. Good character is to patiently endure what comes from people.”

Source: Jāmi’ al-‘Ulūm wal-Ḥikam 1/457 #18

عن ابن رجب قَالَ الْإِمَامُ أَحْمَدُ رحمه الله حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ أَنْ لَا تَغْضَبَ وَلَا تَحْتَدَّ وَحُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ أَنْ تَحْتَمِلَ مَا يَكُونُ مِنَ النَّاسِ

1/457 #18 جامع العلوم والحكم

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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