to attain the degree of the fasting and praying person through patience and indeed he is written like ink and none perishes except his family. ibn abbas narrated on the authority of ali may god be pleased with them both that he said the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace advised me when he married me to fatima may god be pleased with her in particular and not to anyone else. among the things he advised me with was that he said o ali do not get angry and if you get angry then sit down and remember the power of god almighty over his servants and his patience with them. and if it is said to you fear god then leave your anger and return with your patience. ibn abbas narrated abbas may god bless him and grant him peace said hell has a gate that no one can enter except he who has satisfied his anger by disobeying god. it was narrated that the accursed iblis appeared to moses may god bless him and grant him peace and said to him o moses tonight you will commune with your lord and i have a need of you so fulfill it. i will teach you three qualities in which there is this world and the hereafter. moses said to him what are these qualities? he said beware of sharpness for i play with an iron foot as children play with a ball. (o moses beware of women for i have never set up a so be steadfast in my soul from the trap i set with a woman. o moses beware of stinginess for i corrupt the world and the hereafter for the stingy. it was narrated from the messenger of allah may allah bless him and grant him peace that he said whoever suppresses his anger while he is able to vent it allah will fill him with faith and security. whoever puts on a garment of beauty out of humility before allah while he is able to do so allah will clothe him in a garment of honor. it was narrated that dhulqarnayn met an angel and said to him teach me a deed.
ليدرك بالحلم درجة الصائم القائم وإنه ليكتب حبارا وما يهلك إلآ أهل بيته وروى ابن عباس عن علي رضي الله عنهما أنه قال أوصاني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حين زوجني فاطمة رضي الله عنها خصوصا دون غيري فكان مما أوصاني به أن قال يا علي لا تغضب وإذا غضبت فاقعد واذكر قدرة الله تعالى على العباد وحلمه عنهم وإذا قيل لك اتق الله فاترك غضبك عنك وأرجع بحلمك وقد روى ابن عباس عنه صلى الله عليه وسلم إن لجهنم بابا لا يدخله إلا من شفى غيظه بمعصية الله وروى أن إبليس اللعين ظهر لموسى صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال له يا موسى إنك الليلة تناجي ربك ولى إليك حاجة فاقضها وأنا أعلمك خصالا ثلاثا فيهن الدنيا والآخرة فقال له موسى ما هذه الخصال قال إياك والحدة فاني ألعب بالرجل الحديد كما تلعب الصبيان بالكرة يا موسى اياك والشح فإني أفسد على الشحيح الدنيا والاخرة وروى عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال من كظم غيظا وهو يقدر على انفاذه ملأه الله ايمانا وأمنا ومن وضع ثوب جمال تواضعا لله وهو يقدر عليه كساه الله تعالى حلة الكرامة وحكي أن ذا القرنين لقى ملكا من الملائكة فقال له علمني عملا