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The True Meaning of Strength

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Sahih al-Bukhari · 6114·Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (RA)

لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ

Transliteration

Laysa ash-shadīdu bis-sur'ah, innamal-shadīdu alladhī yamliku nafsahu 'indal-ghadab

Translation

Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The strong is not the one who overcomes the people by his strength, but the strong is the one who controls himself while in anger."

Practice This Today

When you feel anger rising today, pause, breathe deeply, and choose your response deliberately.

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The True Meaning of Strength – hadith in Arabic with English translation, Sahih al-Bukhari 6114

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