Salamah bin Akwa’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:“A man continues to consider himself great until he is written among the arrogant and the oppressors, and thus he will be afflicted with the same (punishment) with which they were afflicted.”Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Amr bin Shu’aib narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that they narrated from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, who said:“The arrogant will be gathered on the Day of Resurrection in the form of tiny ants in the shape of men. Humiliation will cover them from every place. They will be driven to a prison in Hell called ‘Boulas’. The hottest fire will envelop them, and they will be given to drink the pus of the inhabitants of Hell, called ‘Teenat al-Khabal’.”Hasan, narrated by al-Tirmidhi.

Atiyyah bin Urwah Sa'di narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Anger is from Satan, and Satan was created from fire, and fire is extinguished only with water. So when one of you becomes angry, he should perform ablution." Its chain is good. Narrated by Abu Dawood.

It is narrated from Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When any of you becomes angry while standing, he should sit down. If the anger leaves him, well and good; otherwise, he should lie down." Sahih, narrated by Ahmad and Tirmidhi.

Asma bint Umais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Wretched is the servant who shows arrogance and forgets the Most High and Exalted (Allah), wretched is the servant who commits oppression and excess and forgets the Dominant and Supreme Being, wretched is the servant who forgets, remains engrossed in play and amusement, and forgets the graves and his own decay, wretched is the servant who shows arrogance and rebellion and forgets his beginning and end, wretched is the servant who seeks the world in exchange for religion, wretched is the servant who corrupts the religion through doubts, the worst is the servant whom greed and avarice drag away, wretched is the servant whom desire leads astray, wretched is the servant whom the desire for the world humiliates." Tirmidhi, Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman, both said: Its chain is not strong, and Imam Tirmidhi also said: This hadith is gharib. Its chain is weak, narrated by Tirmidhi and Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The servant who swallows a gulp of anger for the sake of Allah Almighty, that gulp is the best in the sight of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic." Its chain is weak, narrated by Ahmad.

Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) explained Allah Almighty’s statement (Repel [evil] with that which is best) as follows: To be patient at the time of anger, to forgive when a mistake is made; when they do so, Allah will protect them and their enemies will be humbled, as if he is a close, intimate friend. Imam Bukhari narrated this in a suspended form. Its chain is weak. Narrated by al-Bukhari in Tafsir (Chapter 4 before Hadith 4816, suspended without chain).

Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Anger spoils faith just as aloes spoil honey." Its chain is weak. Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

It is narrated from Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), he said on the pulpit: O people! Adopt humility, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever adopts humility for the sake of Allah, Allah grants him elevation; he considers himself small in his own eyes, but in the eyes of people he is great. And whoever is arrogant, Allah makes him low; he is small in the eyes of people while he considers himself great, until he becomes, in their view, more despicable and contemptible than a dog or a pig." Its chain is fabricated. Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.

Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Musa bin Imran (peace be upon him) asked: 'O Lord! Which of Your servants is the most honorable in Your sight?' He said: 'The one who forgives despite having the power (to take revenge).'"

Its chain is weak. Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.