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"By the Being other than whom there is no God, on this earth there is
none more deserving of long imprisonment than the tongue. (Tibrani)
Abdullah Ibn Abbas says: "Five things are more valuable than the
,horses with the black-striped legs:
1. Do not indulge in senseless talk, because it is useless and absurd,
and I am uncomfortable from the fear of your committing a sin.
2. Talk purposefully when there is an occasion for it, for there are many
people who talk without an occasion. This is adrawback.
3. Do not indulge in hot discussion with an intelligent man or with a fool.
If he is intelligent, he will be angry with youand will hate you, and if
he is a fool and uneducated, he will try to harm you.
4. In the absence of your brother speak of him in the same words in
which you would like him to speak of you in your absence, and
consider him innocent of the thing which you would like him to
consider you innocent of.
5. Act like a man who thinks that he will be rewarded for a good
deed and will be punished on committing a crime."
(lbn Abi-al-duniya)
Safety lies in Silence
The Prophet had, among other things,
advised Hazrat Abu Zar in this way:
Adopt silence. This is a way of
causing Satan to run away, it is a
support to you in the matter of your
religion. (Ahmed)
The prophet has said: The faith of a
man cannot be straight unless his heart
is straight, and his heart cannot be
straight unless his tongue becomes
straight. (Ahmed)
Avoidance of Nonsense is a Condition of
Success
"Successful indeed are the believers who
are humble in their prayers, and who
shun vain conversation, and who are
payers of zakat. (AI-Muminoon .. 1-4)
"Do not you know ? It is likely that he might
have indulged in meaningless conversation or
might have been miserly in spending his
wealth, although this does not effect any
reduction. (Tirmizi)
Heart warming speech is a Missionary's
Wherewithal
And (recall) when We took a covenant from
the Children of Israil, (saying).. .. Worship none
save Allah, be good to parents and kindred and
orphans and those in need.. and speak aright
and kindly to people, and establish salat and
pay Zakat. (Baqarah .. 82)
"Say (0 Prophet!) to my slaves to speak which
is kindlier. Verily, the devil sows discord
among them. Verily, the devil is for man an
open enemy. Bani Israil.. 53
The Answer to the Uneducated is Silence
Hazrat Ayesha says that one man sought the
Prophet's permission to enter the house, and the
Prophet remarked:
"What a bad man is he of his family !" When he came
in, the Prophet talked to him pleasantly and softly.
After he went away, she asked him 'O Messenger of
Allah! You heard this man talking in this way, yet
there was no sign of perturbation on your face, on the
contrary you talked to him pleasantly ? The Prophet
replied: "O Ayesha ! when did you hear me talking
vulgarly? On the Day of Judgment before Allah the
worst man would be the one for avoiding whose
vulgar talk people stopped meeting him,"
(Bukhari)
Avoid Polemic
"Avoid sitting on the roads." The people said: "O
Messenger of Allah! What would happen to our those
gatherings without which there would be no life forus.
He said: "If you insist on having gathering, then do due
justice to them." People asked: "What is their due, O
Messenger of Allah. He answered: "To keep your eyes
down, to remove harmful things, to give answer to
salutation, to command performance of good things
and to prevent commitment of evil things."
(Muslim
KEEP YOUR HEART FREE FROM RANCOUR AND
ENMITY
Recognition of Greatness
"O Allah ! The gifts that you have bestowed on me or
on any other creatures, it is only on account of your
favour, in which none is associated with You. All
praises and all thanks are for You. (Abu Daud)