“No hajj or jihad is more difficult than imprisoning the tongue.” – Al Fudayl Ibn Iyaad(may Allah have mercy on him)
~ A humble reminder to benefit myself(first) & everyone (RIPSKIT)
Some Hadiths on safeguarding the Tongue
The Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Verily, the servant may speak a single word for which he plummets into the Hellfire farther than the distance between East and West.” [1]
The Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“There is no limb on the body but that it complains of the sharpness of the tongue.” [2]
The Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“When the son of Adam wakes up in the morning, all of his limbs defer to the tongue and they say: Fear Allah regarding us, for we are only a part of you. If you are upright, we are upright. If you are crooked, we are crooked.”[3]
The Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Worship Allah as if you can see Him and prepare yourself for death. If you wish, I will tell you what should be reigned in more than all of that. It is this,” and the Prophet(peace be upon him) pointed to his tongue.[4]
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported:
The Messenger of Allah(peace and blessings be upon him) said,
“Most of the sins of the children of Adam are on their tongues.”
Ibn Mas’ud said,
“O tongue! Speak goodness and be rewarded, or remain silent and be safe, lest you become regretful.” [5]
References 📚
[1] Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6477, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2988; Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim; Similar Hadith reported in Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 6113, Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2319
[2] Musnad Abī Ya’lá 5; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
[3] Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2407; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Suyuti
[4] al-Ṣamt li Ibn Abī Dunyā 22; Grade: Jayyid (very good) according to Al-Mundhiri;
Similar Hadith reported in Jami’ at-Tirmidhī 2410
[5] al-Mu’jam al-Kabīr 10300; Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani (in Sahih at-Targeeb 2872)
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