Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) asked Imam Hussein (a.s): “My dear son! What is patience?” He replied: “It is controlling your anger and maintaining your self-control.”
قال أمير المؤمنين للحسين (عليهما السلام): يا بني ما الحلم؟ قال: كظم الغيظ، وملك النفس.
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Mīzān al-Ḥikma #645Imam al-Hasan (AS), when asked about clemency, said, ‘[It is] suppressing ones anger and controlling oneself.
Ghurar al-Ḥikam #2408Imam Ali (AS) said, Verily forbearance is only suppression of anger and self-restraint.