Abstract:
Anger management is one of the essential and necessary skills in life. This writing has attempted to explain and highlight the anger management strategies in the Kafi book, 'Bab al-Ghadab'. Most hadiths focus on cognitive strategies; however, behavioral strategies are also seen among the hadiths of this chapter.
Machine summary:
"Bab al-Ghadab" of Al-Kafi book contains fifteen hadiths, and most of the hadiths in this chapter are narrated from Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq( However, the speaker and the thematic index of the hadiths are as follows: First hadith, Imam Sadiq quoting the Holy Prophet(: The destruction of faith due to anger; Second hadith, Imam Baqir(: The role of anger in becoming hellbound, sitting down during anger, touching a relative to soothe anger; Third hadith, Imam Sadiq(: Anger is the key to every evil; Fourth hadith, Imam Sadiq quoting Imam Baqir(: The role of wrath in committing major sins; Fifth hadith, Imam Sadiq(: An instructive sermon on "not being angry"; Sixth hadith, Imam Sadiq(: God's overlooking of faults if one refrains from anger; Seventh hadith, Imam Baqir(: Safety from God's wrath if one refrains from showing anger to subordinates; Eighth hadith, Imam Sadiq(: Divine forgiveness if God is remembered during anger, contentment with divine retribution during anger; Ninth hadith, Imam Sadiq(: Similar to the eighth hadith with slight differences in wording; Tenth hadith, Imam Sadiq(: Similar to the eighth hadith; Eleventh hadith, Imam Sadiq(: The story of the Prophet's recommendation and preventing war; Twelfth hadith, Imam Baqir(: Attributing the physical effects of anger to Satan; clinging to the ground during anger; Thirteenth hadith, Imam Sadiq(: Anger as the destroyer of the wise heart, the relationship between anger management and intellect; Fourteenth hadith, Imam Baqir quoting the Holy Prophet(: Safety from the punishment of the Day of Resurrection if one refrains from anger; Fifteenth hadith, Imam Baqir(: Similar to the fourteenth hadith.
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