Controlling Anger - Khutbah by Nouman Ali Khan

This khutbah was recorded at the Bayyinah Foundation Musalla on Oct. 27, 2017.

In the Quran, Allah uses two words to refer to anger: ghaydh and ghadab. While ghaydh describes rage that is brewing inside the heart, ghadab means anger that lashes out, unrestrained. Allah teaches us that in some cases anger can be overwhelming and justified. In Surah Al-Fath, revealed after Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) signed the Treaty of Hudaybiyah, his companions refused to obey him at first. However, they did so calmly at a moment of extreme frustration. Yet Allah does not reprimand them; on the contrary He praises them for their restraint. In one hadith, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) compares anger to a lump of burning coal that scorches all the goodness we have in our hearts. It is a disease that, if uncontained, will take away our peace of mind. We must never let anger overtake us because it is the work of shaytan.