Towering Palaces

Dear Islamic brothers! We are listening to the Heavenly observations of our Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. It is narrated that during the blessed night of Mi’raaj, the Greatest Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم saw some incredibly towering palaces in Jannah and upon inquiring about them, Sayyiduna Jibra`eel عَـلَيْـهِ الـصَّلٰوة ُ وَالـسَّلَام humbly said: These are for those who suppress their anger, tolerate and forgive people and Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ likes those who do favours.

(Musnad-ul-Firdaus, vol. 1, pp. 405, Hadees 3011)

Dear Islamic brothers! Have you noticed the good news of grand palaces in Jannah, that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has given to those people who suppress their anger! Anger is a part of human nature and is an involuntary action that leads to conflict and discord, breaking relationships between brothers, divorce between husband and wife, hatred with each other and even massacres. When something is said that is contrary to one’s mood or temperament or something is done that is against his temperament on such an occasion, it usually leads to anger. At that time we should be patient and control our anger, because it is an attribute of the pious people to forgive and tolerate and to suppress their anger when they are angry. This attribute of the pious people has been mentioned in Tafseer-e-Na’eemi, that they do not lose control when in a state of anger, but they suppress the Nafsaani anger despite having the power of displaying their anger, they forgive the mistakes of their subordinates or even the oppression of criminals, therefore, despite having the ability, they do not take revenge of their Nafs. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ likes very much those righteous people who do not harm others, but benefit others, and He will give them the reward for their good deeds. If they perform good deeds according to their ability, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will give them reward according to His Grandeur. (Tafseer-e-Na’eemi, vol. 4, pp. 187)

Remember! The act of forgiving a person who makes a mistake, despite having the ability to take revenge, is the best habit to develop, in doing so our society will become a place of peace, and conflicts and riots will come to an end. Let’s listen to three blessed sayings of Mustafa صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم for the virtue of suppressing our anger: