Dr. Zakir: Infact it’s the opposite that a person while fasting, he should not get angry because
Allah says in the Quran in Surah Baqarah ch. no. 2 verse no. 183 that
“Fasting has been prescribed to you as it was prescribed to the people who came before you so that you may learn self restraint”
It says “la allakum tattaqoon” so that you may learn self-control. So infact if you are fasting all the more reason you should not get angry it is the opposite. It can’t be a valid excuse that because I am hungry because I am tired, I can get angry. It is the opposite. And our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said, its mentioned in a Sahih Hadith of
Sahih Bukhari Vol. no. 3 in the Book of Fasting Hadith no. 1904, our beloved Prophet said that
“Fasting is a shield and you should not speak obscenely, you should not yell at anyone else and if someone abuses you or someone tries to provoke you or someone tries to make you angry, you should say “I am fasting, I am fasting”
And the same message is repeated also in
Sahih Bukhari Vol no. 3 in the Book of Fasting Hadith no. 1894, our beloved Prophet said that
“Someone provokes you or makes you angry say “I am fasting, I am fasting”
It’s further repeated even in Sahih Muslim in several places and our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said, its mentioned in
Sahih Bukhari Vol. no. 8 in the Book of Manners Hadith no. 6114, our beloved Prophet said that
“The strong person is not one who defeats another person with his strength. The stronger person is not one who overcomes another with his strength but the stronger person is one who when someone makes him angry, he forgives him, he does not get angry”
So actually fasting shows us a way how to control ourselves and as you rightly said its somewhat like management on how to control your anger.
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