Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1317
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Isma‘il related to us: Malik related to me, from Ibn Shihab, from Sa‘id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurayrah, that the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: ‘The strong person is not the one who overpowers others in wrestling. The truly strong person is the one who controls himself when angry.’
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
الصُّرَعَة is the person who throws or overcomes others in wrestling; the report redefines strength as self-control.