and patience when angered. Concerning calamities, Allah the Exalted says:

"Give glad tidings to the patient—those who, when a disaster befalls them, say, ‘Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we shall return.’" (al-Baqarah 2:155–156)

And regarding anger He says:

"None will attain it except those who are patient, and none will attain it except one endowed with a mighty portion." (Fussilat 41:35)

Linking patience in calamity to patience in anger is comparable to how the Quran links patience in prosperity to patience in adversity, as in His words:

"If We let man taste mercy from Us and then withdraw it from him, he is surely despondent and ungrateful. But if We let him taste favor after hardship has touched him, he will certainly say, ‘The bad days have left me,’ and he becomes exultant, boastful—except those who are patient and do righteous deeds; for them there is forgiveness and a magnificent reward." (Hūd 11:9–11)

And He says:

"So that you may not grieve over what escapes you, nor exult in what He gives you." (al-Ḥadīd 57:23)

Kaʿb ibn Zuhayr described a group of the Emigrant Companions in similar terms:
"Their swords may strike a people, yet they feel no glee;
And when they themselves are struck, they show no panic."

Likewise Ḥassān ibn Thābit said:
"They take no pride when they prevail over an enemy,
And if they are struck, no weakness or alarm appears in them."

One of the Arabs, describing the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—said:
"When he overcomes, he is not arrogant; when he is overcome, he shows no impatience."

Because Satan lures people, in both of these situations, to overstep the bounds with their hearts, their voices, and their hands, the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—prohibited such excess. Thus, when it was said to him