When the fasting person becomes angry or nervous, the secretion of adrenaline in his blood increases and may exceed the normal rate secreted in extreme anger and quarrels, by 20 or 30-fold. If this happens in the first part of the fasting day, during the period of digestion and absorption, it will lead to disorders of the digestive system and affect other physiological processes in the body. This is because  adrenaline relaxes the gastric smooth muscles, decreases the shrinkage of the gallbladder, constricts the terminal blood vessels, dilates the coronary vessels, increases arterial blood pressure and increases the amount of pumped blood to the heart as well as the heart rate.
If the incidents of anger or quarrels happen in the middle or end of the day after the processes of absorption and digestion have occurred, the stored glycogen in the liver is converted to glucose, the protein of the body is broken down to amino acids and fatty acids become oxidised. All this leads to the increase of glucose in the blood which is burnt to provide the body with the necessary energy in quarrels. Hence, the energy is used for non-beneficial purposes instead of some constructive purpose. Some glucose may also be excreted in urination if it exceeds the normal percentage found in the blood. Consequently, the body loses significant energy uselessly and has to extract energy from fatty acids by oxidising many of them. This may lead to generating harmful ketone bodies being formed into the blood.
The increase of adrenaline in the blood results in excretion of greater amounts of water from the body through diuresis. The Basal Metabolic Rate is also increased due to the high adrenaline rate.
High levels of adrenaline may lead to heart attacks or sudden death due to high blood pressure and the increasing need for oxygen by the heart muscle due to the increased heart rate. Anger also may lead to strokes among those people who suffer from high blood pressure and arteriosclerosis.
High levels of adrenaline due to psychological pressure as a result of anger and nervous tension increase the formation of cholesterol from low density fat lipoproteins which increase during fasting. It has been proved that such cholesterol is directly related to the onset of arteriosclerosis.
For these known reasons and others that may come to be known in the future, the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, advised the fasting person to be tranquil and avoid disputes or quarrelling. Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, said that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, said: “When anyone of you is observing fast, he should neither indulge in obscene language nor should he raise his voice; and if anyone reviles him or tries to quarrel with him, he should say, ‘I am fasting.’”[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]
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Repeating certain Surahs during the Taraweeh prayer
Question: We often offer the Taraweeh prayer in the following form: twenty rak‘ahs (units of prayer), in each two rak‘ahs, the imam recites from Surah (chapter) At-Takaathur until Surah Al-Masad. Then he recites Surah Al-Ikhlaas in the second one. This is quickly repeated every night. Is there anything prohibited about this?
Fatwa: All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.
There is nothing wrong with repeating certain Surahs in each rak‘ah, especially if it is for a specific purpose like, for instance, if the people experience hardship when the imam recites long Surahs or if he only memorised these Surahs. ‘A’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, reported that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, appointed a man in charge of an army unit. He used to lead them in the prayer and conclude his recitation with Surah Al-Ikhlaas. Upon their return to Medina, the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, mentioned this case to the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, who said: “Ask him why he does so?” The man was asked, and he answered, “This Surah contains the Attributes of Allah, the Most Merciful, and I like to recite it. Then the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alaihi wa sallam, said: “Tell him that Allah loves him”. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].
Imam Ibn Al-‘Arabi, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “This hadith indicates the permissibility of repeating a specific Surah in each rak‘ah.”
However, it is better for a Muslim to recite any of the Surahs of the Qur’an that he has memorised, with no specification because that was the practice of the righteous predecessors.
Allah knows best.
Source: The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs

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