Sins that result from anger

Sins that result from anger

However, if a man does not control his anger then he is liable to commit innumerable sins. It is anger that gives rise to arrogance. Again, anger grows jealousy in man. An angry man bears malice and is hostile too. There are plenty of other undesirable traits in a man who is given to anger and who does not control his anger. For example, a man who does not check his anger may hit a subordinate when he is very angry; he will cause the poor fellow much difficulty and use abusive language. These are sinful acts that he commits when he is angry. To beat someone unnecessarily is a grave sin. Similarly, it is a grave sin to abuse someone and the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم has said about it:

"Abusing a Muslim is fusuq (an evil act) and killing him is kufr (disbelief)." (Bukhari, Book of al-Abad. Hadith # 6044)

These things happen when a man is angry. He abuses and taunts another Muslim when he loses his temper and in this way pains him and makes him sad. This is a very sinful behavior. Thus anger led him to commit a sin.

Anger makes one Spiteful

If the person on whom a man is angry is not his subordinate then the angry man backbites him. This happens when, for instance, a man is angry at someone who is senior to him and he cannot let him know what he has in his mind so he will speak ill of him behind his back. It is thus anger that caused him to backbite. Sometimes, no matter how much he backbites the other man, his anger does not subside and he feels like slapping the man and hurting him but he cannot do it because of the other's seniority. This is being spiteful. This man is ever prepared to hurt the other and gets pleasure when the other is in difficulty. It is a sinful behavior and a result of anger.