Hadith about anger
6 hadith about anger, each with its collection, number and grading: Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim and the Sunan.
Sahih Muslim — Number 5220 · Grading: صحيح
إِنَّمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْ غَضْبَةٍ يَغْضَبُهَا
Narrator: حفصة بنت عمر العدوية · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)
Sahih al-Bukhari — Number 2973 · Grading: صحيح
لَمَّا قَضَى اللَّهُ الْخَلْقَ كَتَبَ فِي كِتَابِهِ فَهُوَ عِنْدَهُ فَوْقَ الْعَرْشِ إِنَّ رَحْمَتِي غَلَبَتْ غَضَبِي
Translation: Narrated Abu Huraira:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When Allah completed the creation, He wrote in His Book which is with Him on His Throne, "My Mercy overpowers My Anger (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: أبو هريرة الدوسي · Compiler: البخاري (d. 256 هـ)
Sunan Abi Dawud — Number 4154 · Grading: حسن
إِنَّ الْغَضَبَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ ، وَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ خُلِقَ مِنَ النَّارِ ، وَإِنَّمَا تُطْفَأُ النَّارُ بِالْمَاءِ ، فَإِذَا غَضِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ ، فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ
Translation: Narrated Atiyyah as-Sa'di: AbuWa'il al-Qass said: We entered upon Urwah ibn Muhammad ibn as-Sa'di. A man spoke to him and made him angry. So he stood and performed ablution; he then returned and performed ablution, and said: My father told me on the authority of my grandfather Atiyyah who reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Anger comes from the devil, the devil was created of fire, and fire is extinguished only with water; so when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: عطية بن عروة السعدي · Compiler: أبو داود (d. 275 هـ)
Sunan Abi Dawud — Number 4153 · Grading: صحيح
إِذَا غَضِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ فَلْيَجْلِسْ ، فَإِنْ ذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الْغَضَبُ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ
Translation: Narrated AbuDharr: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to us: When one of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise he should lie down (hadith-api (Darussalam / Hamidullah…))
Narrator: أبو ذر الغفاري · Compiler: أبو داود (d. 275 هـ)
شرح مذاهب أهل السنة لابن شاهين — Number 94 · Grading: متهم بالوضع
اتَّقُوا غَضَبَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ، فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا غَضِبَ غَضِبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ
Narrator: علي بن أبي طالب الهاشمي · Compiler: ابن شاهين (d. 385 هـ)
Sahih Muslim — Number 1500 · Grading: صحيح
لِأَنَّهُ حَدِيثُ عَهْدٍ بِرَبِّهِ تَعَالَى
Narrator: أنس بن مالك الأنصاري · Compiler: مسلم (d. 261 هـ)