Dua for Anger

Dua 1: Seeking Protection From Shaytan

Sulayman ibn Surad I reported: “I was sitting with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when two men began insulting one another. The face of one of them became red and the veins of his neck swelled. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: ‘I know words which, if he were to say them, what he is experiencing would leave him. If he says: “I seek protection in Allah from Shaytan the outcast,” his anger will leave him.’” They then told the man: “The Prophet ﷺ has said: ‘Seek refuge in Allah from Shaytan the outcast.’” He replied: “Am I mad?”

Reference

Al-Bukhari (6115), Muslim (2610), Abu Dawud (4781)

Dua 2: Asking Allah to Remove Anger and Protect From Shaytan

A’ishah J reported: “The Prophet ﷺ came to me while I was angry. He took hold of the end of my nose, rubbed it, and said: ‘O Uwaysh, say:’”

Reference

Kitab al-Adhkar

Quranic Verses About Anger

Hadith About Anger

Abu Hurayrah I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“The strong person is not the one who overcomes others in wrestling. Rather, the strong person is the one who controls himself when angry.”
Al-Bukhari (6114)

Ibn Mas’ud I narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ once asked:

“Whom do you consider to be the strongest among you?”
They replied: “The one whom other men cannot overcome in wrestling.”
He said: “No. Rather, it is the one who controls himself when angry.”
Abu Dawud (4779)

Mu’adh ibn Anas al-Juhani I related that the Prophet ﷺ said:

“Whoever restrains his anger while having the power to act upon it, Allah will call him before all of creation on the Day of Judgment and allow him to choose whichever of the maidens of Paradise he wishes.”
Ibn Majah (4186)

Atiyyah ibn Urwah as-Sa’di I reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

“Indeed, anger is from Shaytan, and Shaytan was created from fire. Fire is only extinguished with water, so when one of you becomes angry, let him perform wudu.”
Abu Dawud (4784)