Riyad as-Salihin

Riyad as-Salihin 646

Forgiveness of the Ignorant
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Riyad as-Salihin 646
Arabic hadith text
وعن أبى 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 the one who wrestles, but the strong man is in fact the one who controls himself in a fit of rage."[Al-Bukhari and Muslim].