“Seek refuge with Allah from the accursed devil.” Agreed upon.

48 – Muʿādh ibn Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Whoever suppresses his anger while able to act upon it, Allah the Exalted will summon him before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection and allow him to choose from the ḥūr al-ʿīn (heavenly maidens) whatever he wishes.” (1) Narrated by Abū Dāwūd and al-Tirmidhī, who graded it ḥasan (good).

49 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man said to the Prophet ﷺ, “Advise me.” He replied, “Do not get angry.” The man repeated his request several times, and each time he said, “Do not get angry.” Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

50 – Abū Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Trials continue to afflict the believing man and woman in their own selves, their children, and their wealth until they meet Allah the Exalted with no sin upon them.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhī, who said: “A ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ (good and sound) hadith.”

51 – Ibn ʿAbbās (may Allah be pleased with them both) reported: ʿUyaynah ibn Ḥiṣn came to Madinah and stayed with his nephew al-Ḥurr ibn Qays, who was one of those whom ʿUmar (may Allah be pleased with him) used to admit to his council. The reciters (2) were the regular members of ʿUmar’s gathering and his consultants, whether they were elders or young men (3). ʿUyaynah said to his nephew, “My nephew, you have standing with this emir, so ask permission for me to see him.” Al-Ḥurr sought permission, and ʿUmar allowed it. When he entered he said, “Hey (4) Ibn al-Khaṭṭāb! By Allah, you neither give us ample provision (5) nor do you rule us with justice.” ʿUmar became so angry that he was about to deal with him. Al-Ḥurr said, “Commander of the Believers, Allah the Exalted said to His Prophet ﷺ: ‘Show forgiveness, enjoin what is right (6), and turn away from the ignorant’ [al-Aʿrāf 7:199], and indeed this is among