Narrated by Abu Hurairah
The strong person is not the one who overpowers others; the strong person is the one who controls himself when angry.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6114, Sahih Muslim 2609
What this hadith teaches
Real strength is self-control.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih: agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim
- Narrator
- Abu Hurairah
- Chapter
- Good character
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
لَيْسَ الشَّدِيدُ بِالصُّرَعَةِ، إِنَّمَا الشَّدِيدُ الَّذِي يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ
Arabic text of Sahih al-Bukhari 6114, as given on sunnah.com.