What is the reference for this narration?
ما من جرعة أعظم عند الله أجرا من جرعة غيظ كظمها عبد ابتغاء وجه الله
Answer:
Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has recorded these words as the statement of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma).
(Al Adabul Mufrad, Hadith: 1318)
Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahullah) has recorded this Hadith with slight variation in the wording, as a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). The wording of this version is as follows:
Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “There is no gulp greater in reward than the gulp a person takes when swallowing his anger. He only suppressed it to seek the pleasure of Allah.”
(Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith: 4189)
The narration therefore, may be quoted as a Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam).
Translation
There is no gulp that brings greater reward in the sight of Allah, than the gulp a person takes when suppressing his anger seeking the pleasure of Allah.
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