Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 155
قَالَ: وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: مَا تَعُدُّونَ فِيكُمُ الصُّرَعَةَ؟ قَالُوا: هُوَ الَّذِي لاَ تَصْرَعُهُ الرِّجَالُ، فَقَالَ: لاَ، وَلَكِنَّ الصُّرَعَةَ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: 'Whom do you consider the champion among you?' They replied, 'The one whom men cannot throw down.' He said, 'No; the champion is the one who masters himself when angry.'
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
مَا تَعُدُّونَ فِيكُمُ الصُّرَعَةَ؟
Al-ṣuraʿa refers to a person who overcomes others in wrestling; the report redefines strength as self-mastery.
Should the literal wrestling image remain explicit in the English rendering?