Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ أَبِي هِنْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَرْبِ بْنِ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي الْأَسْوَدِ عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ كَانَ يَسْقِي عَلَى حَوْضٍ لَهُ فَجَاءَ قَوْمٌ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ يُورِدُ عَلَى أَبِي ذَرٍّ وَيَحْتَسِبُ شَعَرَاتٍ مِنْ رَأْسِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ أَنَا فَجَاءَ الرَّجُلُ فَأَوْرَدَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَوْضَ فَدَقَّهُ وَكَانَ أَبُو ذَرٍّ قَائِمًا فَجَلَسَ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا ذَرٍّ لِمَ جَلَسْتَ ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعْتَ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ لَنَا إِذَا غَضِبَ أَحَدُكُمْ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ فَلْيَجْلِسْ فَإِنْ ذَهَبَ عَنْهُ الْغَضَبُ وَإِلَّا فَلْيَضْطَجِعْ.
English Translation
Abu Mu'awiyah narrated to us: Dawud ibn Abi Hind narrated to us, from Abu Harb ibn Abi al-Aswad, from Abu al-Aswad, from Abu Dharr, who said: He used to draw water at his watering trough, and some people came. He said: "Which of you will come to draw water from Abu Dharr's trough and take into account [i.e. accept in exchange] a few hairs from his head [as an exaggeration for something trivial]?" A man said: "I will." So the man came and drew water from the trough, and struck it [causing it damage]. Abu Dharr had been standing, so he sat down, then he lay down. It was said to him: "O Abu Dharr, why did you sit down, then lie down?" He said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to us: "When one of you becomes angry while standing, let him sit down; if the anger leaves him, well and good, otherwise let him lie down."