An angry person violates Rights of other People

An angry person violates Rights of other People

We have stated earlier that two things prompt a man to sin anger and lust. Sins that are committed through lust are also grave but there is always a likelihood that Allah will forgive the sinner if he repents to Him and seeks His forgiveness from the sins. They are erased from his Record of deeds. On the other hand, sins that are committed in anger often involve violation of rights, of fellow men. This is apparent when an angry man beats the subject of his anger, abuses him or scolds him and causes him pain and grief. In other words he usurps the other man's rights. In the same way, an angry man backbites his victim, shows spite or becomes jealous of him and thus encroaches on his rights. The sin of violation of rights of fellowmen results from anger. It is so grave a sin that even if the sinner repents and reforms, his repentance will not be perfect unless he is forgiven by those people whose rights he had violated. Allah says, "When you repent. I will forgive your violation. of My rights but I will not forgive your violation of the rights of My slaves unless they forgive you." This thing becomes difficult. How many people will the violator go to and ask for forgiveness and get it? This is why the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the instruction لا تغضب "Do not be angry." When a man contorts his anger Allah says, "My slave has restrained his rage so I too will not be angry at him."