11-23-2006, 02:20 PM
Assalaam Alaikum,
Anger is good and bad depending upon the reason it came in the first place.
Rasool (saw) and Umar (ra) in particular use to get angry over issues which arose as anger is part of an emotion and part of human nature, BUT it is the thought which over-rides the emotion and dictates our behaviour. Without the use of thought and just acting upon anger or emotion would lead to the incorrect actions taking place. Thought in this instance being the aqeedah dictating to us what action to carry out when angry. Or otherwise in some issues if no action is taken at all then we may be accountable for it.
But to get angry over little petty things is not good such as your children crying, wife not making you food, not able to watch football when wife is watching something else etc. etc. are not even worth worrying about.