Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 45
Patience and Perseverance
Arabic hadith text
وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "ليس الشديد بالصرعة، إنما الشديد الذى يملك نفسه عند الغضب" ((متفق عليه)) .
Translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The strong man is not one who is good at wrestling, but the strong man is one who controls himself in a fit of rage."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].