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tirmidhi:2021 – ʿAbbās al-Dūrī And Ghayr Wāḥid > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Abū Marḥūm ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. Maymūn > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas al-Juhanī from his father

"Whoever suppresses his rage while he is able to unleash it, Allah will call him before the heads (leaders) of creation on the Day of Judgement, so that he can inform Him of which of the Hur he would like."

الترمذي:٢٠٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الدُّورِيُّ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مَرْحُومٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا وَهُوَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يُنَفِّذَهُ دَعَاهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلاَئِقِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ فِي أَىِّ الْحُورِ شَاءَ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

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Collected by Abū Dāwūd, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Bayhaqī

On Judgement Day, superiority will be granted to the one who suppresses his anger

abudawud:4777 – Ibn al-Sarḥ > Ibn Wahb > Saʿīd / Ibn Abū Ayyūb > Abū Marḥūm > Sahl b. Muʿādh from his father

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "If anyone suppresses anger when he is in a position to give vent to it, Allah, ﷻ will call him on the Day of Resurrection over the heads of all creatures, and ask him to choose any of the bright and large-eyed maidens he wishes."

Abu Dawud said: The name of the transmitter Abu Marhum is 'Abd al-Rahman b. Maimun

أبو داود:٤٧٧٧ – حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْحُومٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا وَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُنْفِذَهُ، دَعَاهُ اللَّهُ ﷻ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلاَئِقِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْحُورِ مَا شَاءَ».

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ اسْمُ أَبِي مَرْحُومٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ

tirmidhi:2493 – ʿAbd b. Ḥumayd And ʿAbbās b. Muḥammad al-Dūrī > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqriʾ > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Abū Marḥūm ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b. Maymūn > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas from his father

"Whoever suppresses his rage, while he is able to exact it, Allah will call him before the heads of creation [on the Day of Judgement] so that he can chose whichever of the Hur he wishes."

الترمذي:٢٤٩٣ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ وَعَبَّاسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الدُّورِيُّ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِئُ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو مَرْحُومٍ عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا وَهُوَ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يُنَفِّذَهُ دَعَاهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلاَئِقِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ فِي أَىِّ الْحُورِ شَاءَ قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ

ibnmajah:4186 – Ḥarmalah b. Yaḥyá > ʿAbdullāh b. Wahb > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Abū Marḥūm > Sahl b. Muʿādh b. Anas from his father

“Whoever restrains his anger when he is able to implement it, Allah will call him before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection, and will give him his choice of any houri that he wants.”

ابن ماجة:٤١٨٦ – حَدَّثَنَا حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْحُومٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا وَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُنْفِذَهُ دَعَاهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلاَئِقِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ فِي أَىِّ الْحُورِ شَاءَ

ahmad:15637 – ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd > Saʿīd > Abū Marḥūm > Sahl b. Muʿādh from his father

“Whoever restrains his anger when he is able to implement it, Allah will call him before all of creation on the Day of Resurrection, and will give him his choice of any houri that he wants.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4186)

أحمد:١٥٦٣٧ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْحُومٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا وَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُنْفِذَهُ دَعَاهُ اللهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلَائِقِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ مِنْ أَيِّ الْحُورِ شَاءَ

bayhaqi:16645 – [Chain 1] Abū Ṭāhir al-Faqīh > Abū al-Ṭīb Muḥammad b. Muḥammad b. al-Mubārak al-Naysābūrī > al-Sarī b. Khuzaymah > ʿAbdullāh b. Yazīd al-Muqrī > Saʿīd [Chain 2] Abū ʿAlī al-Rūdhbārī > Muḥammad b. Bakr > Abū Dāwud > Ibn al-Sarḥ > Ibn Wahb > Saʿīd b. Abū Ayyūb > Abū Marḥūm > Sahl b. Muʿādh from his father

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If anyone suppresses anger when he is in a position to give vent to it, Allah, the Exalted, will call him on the Day of Resurrection over the heads of all creatures, and ask him to choose any of the bright and large eyed maidens he wishes. Abu Dawud said: The name of the transmitter Abu Marhum is 'Abd al-Rahman b. Maimun (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4777)

البيهقي:١٦٦٤٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الطِّيبِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ النَّيْسَابُورِيُّ ثَنَا السَّرِيُّ بْنُ خُزَيْمَةَ ثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمُقْرِيُّ أَنْبَأَ سَعِيدٌ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الرُّوذْبَارِيُّ أَنْبَأَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَكْرٍ ثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثَنَا ابْنُ السَّرْحِ ثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْحُومٍ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَظَمَ غَيْظًا وَهُوَ قَادِرٌ عَلَى أَنْ يُنْفِذَهُ دَعَاهُ اللهُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ الْخَلَائِقِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُخَيِّرَهُ مِنْ أَيِّ الْحُورِ شَاءَ