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Muslim 6643 · Book 45

Sahih Muslim, 6643

The Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Sahih (authentic)by the collection

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَعَبْدُ الأَعْلَى بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالاَ كِلاَهُمَا قَرَأْتُ عَلَى مَالِكٍ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The strong-man is not one who wrestles well but the strong man is one who controls himself when he is in a fit of rage
EN
Rapporté par Abu Huraira : Le Messager d’Allah ﷺ a dit : « Le fort n’est pas celui qui lutte bien, mais le fort est celui qui se maîtrise lorsqu’il est en colère. »
FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

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Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.

Wordings in circulation

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  • The strong man is not the one who wrestles, but the strong man is the one who controls himself when he is angry

    EN · suggested by a check · Text checked

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).