Best Dua For Anger in English and Arabic Text
Dua for anger is a supplication seeking refuge in Allah when overcome by anger. Anger is one of the evil whispers of Shaytan, which leads to so many evils and tragedies, of which only Allah knows their full extent.
For this reason Islam has a great deal to say about this bad characteristic, and the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) described cures for this “disease”.
Dua For Anger in Arabic Text
The dua is written in Arabic as:
أعُوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّحِيمِ
Transliteration: A’udhu Billahi Minash-Shaytanir-Rajeem.
Meaning in English: I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected Shaytan.
Dua For Anger Hadith Text
On the authority of Sulaiman Ibn Surad (رضي الله عنه): “Two men were verbally abusing one another in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ), while we were sitting with him.
One of the two angrily abused the other and his face turned red, and the veins in his neck (Aw-daja-hu) became swollen.
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘Verily, I know a word (i.e. statement) that would remove what he finds (in himself, of anger) if he would say it, i.e. if he would say: ‘A’udhu Billahi Minash-Shaytanir-Rajeem. (I seek refuge in Allah from the rejected Shaytan),’
(Those present) said to the (angry) man: ‘Do you not hear what the Prophet (ﷺ) is saying?’ He replied: ‘I am not crazy.’”
[Al-Bukhari, no. 6048; Muslim, no. 2610]
In this Hadeeth is a clear indication that the one who stirs up anger in the human being is Shaytan (Satan). And that through seeking refuge in Allah, the Most High, Shaytan is driven away and all of the anger is removed.
The intended meaning of Ghadab (anger) in this Hadeeth is the anger that is not for the sake of Allah, but rather due to personal feelings and desires.
As for the case of one who is angry sincerely for the sake of Allah, this is praiseworthy.
In another narration, it states: “When a person becomes angry, and then says: “A’udhu Billahi (I seek refuge in Allah) – his anger will calm down.” [Saheeh Al-Jami As-Sagheer, no. 695, As-Saheeha, no. 1376, from Abu Hurairah]
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Du`a is always the weapon of the believer, whereby he asks Allah to protect him from evil, trouble and bad behaviour and seeks refuge with Him from falling into the pit of kufr (disbelief) or wrongdoing because of anger.
One of the three things that can help save him is: being fair at times of contentment and of anger (Sahih al-Jami’, 3039). One of the Du`as of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was:
اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْراً لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْراً لِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْغِنَى وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيماً لَا يَنْفَدُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعْ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضَا بَعْدَ القَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْت، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ، وَلا فِتْنَةٍ مُضلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الِإيـمَانِ وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ
Transliteration
The Dua is transliterated as Allahumma bi ‘ilmikal-ghaiba wa qudratika ‘alal-khalqi ahini ma a’limtal-hayata khairan li, wa tawaffani idha a’limtal-wafata khairan li. Allahumma inni as’aluka khashyataka fil-ghaibi wash-shahadati wa as’aluka kalimatal-haqqi fir-rida’i wal ghadab, wa as’alukal-qasda fil ghina wal-faqr, wa as’aluka na’iman la yanfadu wa as’aluka qurrata ainin la tanqati’a wa as’alukar-rida’i ba’dal-qada’i wa as’aluka bardal ‘aishi ba’dal-mawti, wa as’aluka ladhatan-nadhari ila wajhika wash-shawqa ila liqa’ika fi ghayri darra’a mudirrah wala fitnatin mudillah, Allahumma zayyina bizinatil-imani waj’alna hudatan muhtadin.
Meaning in English
O Allah, by Your Knowledge of the unseen and by Your Power over creation, keep me alive as long as You know that living is good for me and cause me to die when You know that death is better for me. O Allah, I ask You to cause me to have fear of You in private and in public; and I ask You to make me truthful in speech in times of pleasure and anger; and I ask You for moderation in times of poverty and affluence; and I ask you for a state of felicity that will never cease (nor decrease) (i.e. Jannah);
and I ask you for the delight of my eye (e.g. Dhikr, Salah & obedience to You) that will not be cut off; and I ask you to make me pleased with the Divine Decree after its execution, and I ask You for the coolness of life (unspoiled by the imperfections of the Dunya) after death; and I ask you for the sweetness of looking upon Your Face and a longing to meet You in a manner that does not entail a condition of hardship that harms (my worldly life), nor a trial that causes deviation (in my religious practice). O Allah, beautify us with the adornment of Eman (Faith) and make us guides who are rightly guided.
How To Control Anger
This is how to control anger in Islam:
1, Seeking refuge with Allah from the Shaytan
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If a man gets angry and says, ‘I seek refuge with Allah ,’ his anger will go away.” (Sahih al-Jami’ al-Saghir, no. 695)
2. Keeping silent
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If any of you becomes angry, let him keep silent.” (Reported by Imam Ahmad, al-Musnad, 1/329)
This is because when people are angry, they often say things that can lead to disbelief, curses, divorce, or slander, causing harm. So, staying silent is a way to prevent these issues.
3. Not moving
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “If any of you becomes angry and he is standing, let him sit down, so his anger will go away; if it does not go away, let him lie down.” [Reported by Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and Abu Dawood]
The Prophet’s advice to stay calm when angry helps avoid losing control. If someone is standing, they might harm others or damage things.
Sitting down reduces the chance of getting too worked up, and lying down further lessens the risk of doing something harmful or irrational.
4. Following the advice of the Prophet SAW
Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that a man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), “Advise me.” He said, “Do not become angry.” The man repeated his request several times, and each time the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) told him, “Do not become angry.” (Reported by al-Bukhari, Fath al-Bari, 10/456)
5. Do not become angry and Paradise will be yours
Remembering what Allah has promised to the righteous (muttaqin) who keep away from the causes of anger and struggle within themselves to control it, is one of the most effective ways of extinguishing the flames of anger.
One of the hadiths that describe the great reward for doing this is: “Whoever controls his anger at the time when he has the means to act upon it, Allah will fill his heart with contentment on the Day of Resurrection.” (Reported by al-Tabarani).
6. Remain Silent When Overcome By Anger
On the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas (رضي الله عنه ), from the Prophet (ﷺ) that he said: “If/when anyone of you becomes angry, then he must remain silent!” The Prophet (ﷺ) repeated this three times. [Reported by Ahmad in his ‘Musnad”, vol. 1, pg. 239]
7. Knowing the high status and advantages offered to those who control themselves
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “The strong man is not the one who can overpower others (in wrestling); rather, the strong man is the one who controls himself when he gets angry.” (Reported by Ahmad, 2/236; the hadith is agreed upon).
8. Knowing that resisting anger is one of the signs of righteousness
The righteous (al-muttaqun) are those praised by Allah in the Quran and by His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him).
Paradise as wide as heaven and earth has been prepared for them. One of their characteristics is that they:
“spend (in Allah’s Cause) in prosperity and in adversity, [they] repress anger, and [they] pardon men; verily, Allah loves al-muhsinun (the good-doers).” [Surah Al ‘Imran 3:134]
9. Knowing the bad effects of anger
The negative effects of anger are many; in short they cause damage to one’s own self and to others.
The angry person may utter words of slander and obscenity, he may attack others (physically) in an uncontrolled manner, even to the point of killing.
10. The angry person should think about himself during moments of anger
If the angry person could see himself in the mirror when he is angry, he would hate himself and the way he looks.
If he could see the way he changes, and the way his body and limbs shake, how his eyes glare and how out of control and crazy his behaviour is, he would despise himself and be revolted by his own appearance.
It is well-known that inner ugliness is even worse than outer ugliness; how happy the Shaytan must be when a person is in this state! We seek refuge with Allah from the Shaytan and from failure. Adopted from IslamQA
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