ANGER AND EGO

The Holiest of Holy Prophet, Rasool Allah (saws) stated in one Hadith:

There are 3 conditions/status of anger among humang beings,
first one 'those who get angry quickly and cool off lately,
Second one who becomes angry lately and cools off rapidly,
the third one who becomes angry lately but also cools off lately. The best of them is the one who gets angry lately but cools off quickly and worst among them who get angry quickly but cools off lately'.

What causes anger? Its mostly to do with Egoism. In Islam, we have been ordered/told to consider every thing from Allah and unto Allah, nothing for us, nothing belongs to us, success or failure all from Allah swt.

One day, Syeda Rabia Basri (ra) was going some where, Syed Khaja Hasan Basri (ra) who had the great Honor of drinking the milk of Ummul MOmineen and blessed by Rasool Allah (saws), asked her "bibi, where are coming from? She replied 'from Allah swt' upon which he asked her 'and where are you going? She replied 'towards Allah'.

One day, Khaja Hasan Basri (ra) said to his 'Mureeds'
(follower/disciples)'you are like the Suhabas of RAsool Allah (saws), the 'mureed' becomes ecstatic. "but I did not mean to say your Amaal and Ikhlas were like Suhabas. If you had seen them, you'd have thought they are mad, if Suhabas see u, they will never consider you as Muslims'.