When anger rises
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim.
I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil.
Plain text (no diacritics)
أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم
Dua for Anger
A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: advise me. He said: 'Do not become angry.' The man repeated the request, and he repeated: 'Do not become angry' (al-Bukhari). The point is not that you should feel no anger — that is not within anyone's power — but that you should not act on it.
He ﷺ also said: 'The strong man is not the one who wrestles others down; the strong man is the one who controls himself when angry' (agreed upon). Strength there is not overcoming someone else, but overcoming yourself in the moment nobody is watching.
The transmitted remedy is three things: seeking refuge, changing your posture — if standing, sit; if sitting, lie down — and wudu, for anger is from the devil, the devil is from fire, and fire is put out with water.
And a comprehensive request
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ
Allahumma inni as'aluka kalimatal-haqqi fir-rida wal-ghadab.
O Allah, I ask You for a word of truth in contentment and in anger.
Plain text (no diacritics)
اللهم إني أسألك كلمة الحق في الرضا والغضب
What to do in the moment
- Say: 'I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed devil.'
- Change your posture: if standing, sit; if that does not settle it, lie down.
- Be silent — 'If one of you becomes angry, let him be silent.' And perform wudu if you can.
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What is the dua for anger?
'A'udhu billahi minash-shaytanir-rajim.' The Prophet ﷺ said of a man whose face had reddened with rage: 'I know a word which, if he said it, would remove what he finds' (agreed upon).