Umar on Taqwa: Fear Allah, control anger and desires

Abu Abdullah al-Khurasani reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Whoever fears Allah does not vent his anger, and whoever is mindful of Allah does not do whatever he desires.”

Source: al-Zuhd li-Abī Dāwūd 98

عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْخُراَسَانِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضي الله عنه مَنْ خَافَ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَشْفِ غَيْظَهُ وَمَنِ اتْقَى اللَّهَ لَمْ يَصْنَعْ مَا يُرِيدُ

98 الزهد لأبي داود

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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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