Ibn Daud - A Handbook of Spiritual Medicine

ANGER
Anger
Exceptions
Belittlement
You detect when others try to belittle you or
when you are the object of contempt and scorn
(spoiling your dignity)
Qur’ānic, Prophetic
& Scholarly Evidence
Imām Al-Ghazālī says that this (related to
dignity) is also healthy, with the similar caveat
of avoiding two extremes: haughtiness or pride
and abject humiliation. The Prophet said,
“The believer does not humiliate himself.” [I#yā
‘Ulūm Ad-Dīn 1:46]
Protective Jealousy
You become angry due to your particular sense
of values (dignity). For instance, as a scholar in
your field, you become angry when you see a
book is being abused; as a labourer, your anger
grows when someone damages your tools
You show a protective sense of jealousy or ghīrah
regarding your spouse, or when your honour and
prestige is challenged or injured. Your protective
jealousy never extends to oppression of your
spouse, however
The Prophet said that he himself exhibited
jealousy in the sense of guarding and
protecting something or someone important
to him; Sa’d ibn 'Ubāda once said, ”If I saw
a man with my wife I would strike him with
the sharp edge of the sword.” The Prophet
said (to his Companions), “Are you astonished
by Sa’d’s (ghīrah) sense of honour? (By Allāh)
I have a greater sense of ghīrah than he has,
and Allāh has a still greater sense of ghīrah
than mine.” [%a#ī# Al-Bukhārī 6846]
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