hadith 2648
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fountainhead of merits is the overpowering of anger, and the eradication of desire.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): رَأسُ الفَضائلِ مِلكُ الغَضَبِ، وإماتَةُ الشَّهوَةِ .

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  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #7951 Imam Ali (AS) said, The peak of [all] merits is controlling anger and eradicating lustful desires.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9224 Imam Ali (AS) said, The most honourable magnanimity is controlling ones anger and killing ones lustful desires.
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