hadith
3959
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is angry with somebody whom he cannot hurt, his sorrow endures and he inflicts pain on his own soul.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن غَضِبَ على مَن لا يقدِرُ أنْ يَضُرَّهُ ، طالَ حُزْنُهُ وعَذّبَ نَفْسَهُ .
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7657 Imam Ali (AS) said, He who gets angry on the one whom he cannot harm, prolongs his sadness and torments himself.
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7659 Imam Ali (AS) said, He who gets angry upon one whom he has no power over, dies with his rage.