Chapter 4 of 314 min read

Chapter Four (cont.)

الفصل الرابع (تابع)

You must fast in Ramadaan and perform the Hajj to the House (Ka'abah).' Then he said: i;~IJ , ~ f ~I : ?I ~ly1 j;- d;t ':J1Ji 'Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield; charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire; and (so does) the praying of a man in the depths of the night.' Then he recited: Golden Advice Series 04 '(Those) who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed upon them. No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do.' [As-Sajdah {32): 16) Then he said: ((~l:.: §J~~J ~~~J Js ;~1 ~1~ r5~t '1fn 'Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar and its uppermost part?' I said: 'Yes, 0 Messenger of Allaah ~ !' He said: ((;~l~l:.: ~J~~J 4~~1~;~J 4f ":>L:~I ;~1-/1} 'The peak of the matter is lslaam. The pillar is prayer and its uppermost part is Jihaad. Then, he said: Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?' I said: 'Yes, 0 Messenger of Allaah ~ -' So he took a hold of his tongue, and said: ((lh~,~Jn 'Restrain this!' I said: 'O Prophet of Allaah, will we be held accountable for what we say?' He said: ,,, ,,, /' > J, J, ,,,.. > J ,,, ,,, 1;_ · / 81 ~ ·1;. / !~~ G ~i ~ii ~ J ~ ,J"' . - Guarding the Tongue "May your mother be bereaved of you, 0 Mu'aadh! Is there anything that causes people to be dragged on their faces - or he said - on their noses into Hellfire other than the harvests of their tongues ?"'l8l And Abu Sa'eed AI-Khudree ~ reported that the Prophet ~ said: "When the Son of Aadam wakes from his sleep, all of his body parts seek refuge from his tongue, saying: 'Fear Allaah with regard to us, for indeed we are part of you. So if you are upright, then we will be upright and if you are corrupt, then we shall be corrupt.'1.9l Also, Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that the Prophet ~ said: [8) Tirmidhee. [9) Tirmidhee. Golden Advice Series 04 "Indeed, the servant will speak words that are pleasing to Al/ooh, due to which he will be given a condition in which Al/ooh will raise him many levels. And indeed, the servant will speak words that are displeasing to Allaah, due to which he will not be given a good condition, but (instead) be thrown into the Hellfire.''f. 101 And from Bilaal bin AI-Haarith AI-Muznee 4,thatthe Messenger of Allaah ~ said: "Indeed, a man will speak with words that are pleasing to Al/ooh and by which he is not aware of what he has attained by it. Due to it, Al/ooh will record for him His Contentment (for him) until the day that he encounters Him. And indeed, a man will speak with words that are displeasing to Al/ooh by which he is not aware of what he has attained by it. Due to it, Allaah will record for him His Discontentment (with him) until the day that he encounters Him.''f. 111 (10] Bukhaaree (11] Tirmidhee Guarding the Tongue Guarding the believer's tongue is a means of his entering Paradise Sahl bin Sa'ad ~ reported that Allaah's Messenger ~ said: ((~1 j ~~ix -: / l.A.J/ ~ -: / l.4 J ~~ ~.;>> · v--~ /" ·--! ~ /"" ~ " v--,-" '-' "Whoever can guarantee for me (that he will guard) what is between his jaws (tongue) and what is between his legs (private parts}, I will guarantee for him Paradise."P2l Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that the Messenger of Allaah ~ said: ,,,.,,,. ,,,. ,,,. ,,,, ,,,, / / > ,,,. (( ~./ I / l ~; o.1;. -: / ~ " "J/ ~ -: / ~ " " 4 I o L;.J/ ~.; » u . --! ~ .r /"" ~ .r '-' "Whosoever is granted protection by Allaah from the evil of what is between his jaws and from the evil of what is between his legs, will enter Paradise.'1131 Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that he heard the Prophet ~ say: "Indeed, the servant (of Allaah) will speak a word, while being unaware of (its consequences}, and due to it, he will be cast into the Hellfire, farther than the distance between the east and the west.'1141 [12] Bukhaaree. [13] Tirmidhee. [14] Muslim. Golden Advice Series 04 The meaning of "while being unaware" is that he does not stop to consider whether his speech is good or not. Guarding the tongue is a sign of steadfastness and an indication of the best of the Muslims Sufyaan bin 'Abdillaah ~ reported that he said: "O Messenger of Allaah, tell me of a matter that I may hold fast onto." He said: / ,. ' "" ., (( r f · ..

Chapter 4 of 314 min read

Chapter Four (cont.)

الفصل الرابع (تابع)

You must fast in Ramadaan and perform the Hajj to the House (Ka'abah).' Then he said: i;~IJ , ~ f ~I : ?I ~ly1 j;- d;t ':J1Ji 'Shall I not show you the gates of goodness? Fasting is a shield; charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire; and (so does) the praying of a man in the depths of the night.' Then he recited: Golden Advice Series 04 '(Those) who forsake their beds to cry unto their Lord in fear and hope, and spend of what We have bestowed upon them. No soul knows what is kept hidden for them of joy, as a reward for what they used to do.' [As-Sajdah {32): 16) Then he said: ((~l:.: §J~~J ~~~J Js ;~1 ~1~ r5~t '1fn 'Shall I not tell you of the peak of the matter, its pillar and its uppermost part?' I said: 'Yes, 0 Messenger of Allaah ~ !' He said: ((;~l~l:.: ~J~~J 4~~1~;~J 4f ":>L:~I ;~1-/1} 'The peak of the matter is lslaam. The pillar is prayer and its uppermost part is Jihaad. Then, he said: Shall I not tell you of what controls all that?' I said: 'Yes, 0 Messenger of Allaah ~ -' So he took a hold of his tongue, and said: ((lh~,~Jn 'Restrain this!' I said: 'O Prophet of Allaah, will we be held accountable for what we say?' He said: ,,, ,,, /' > J, J, ,,,.. > J ,,, ,,, 1;_ · / 81 ~ ·1;. / !~~ G ~i ~ii ~ J ~ ,J"' . - Guarding the Tongue "May your mother be bereaved of you, 0 Mu'aadh! Is there anything that causes people to be dragged on their faces - or he said - on their noses into Hellfire other than the harvests of their tongues ?"'l8l And Abu Sa'eed AI-Khudree ~ reported that the Prophet ~ said: "When the Son of Aadam wakes from his sleep, all of his body parts seek refuge from his tongue, saying: 'Fear Allaah with regard to us, for indeed we are part of you. So if you are upright, then we will be upright and if you are corrupt, then we shall be corrupt.'1.9l Also, Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that the Prophet ~ said: [8) Tirmidhee. [9) Tirmidhee. Golden Advice Series 04 "Indeed, the servant will speak words that are pleasing to Al/ooh, due to which he will be given a condition in which Al/ooh will raise him many levels. And indeed, the servant will speak words that are displeasing to Allaah, due to which he will not be given a good condition, but (instead) be thrown into the Hellfire.''f. 101 And from Bilaal bin AI-Haarith AI-Muznee 4,thatthe Messenger of Allaah ~ said: "Indeed, a man will speak with words that are pleasing to Al/ooh and by which he is not aware of what he has attained by it. Due to it, Al/ooh will record for him His Contentment (for him) until the day that he encounters Him. And indeed, a man will speak with words that are displeasing to Al/ooh by which he is not aware of what he has attained by it. Due to it, Allaah will record for him His Discontentment (with him) until the day that he encounters Him.''f. 111 (10] Bukhaaree (11] Tirmidhee Guarding the Tongue Guarding the believer's tongue is a means of his entering Paradise Sahl bin Sa'ad ~ reported that Allaah's Messenger ~ said: ((~1 j ~~ix -: / l.A.J/ ~ -: / l.4 J ~~ ~.;>> · v--~ /" ·--! ~ /"" ~ " v--,-" '-' "Whoever can guarantee for me (that he will guard) what is between his jaws (tongue) and what is between his legs (private parts}, I will guarantee for him Paradise."P2l Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that the Messenger of Allaah ~ said: ,,,.,,,. ,,,. ,,,. ,,,, ,,,, / / > ,,,. (( ~./ I / l ~; o.1;. -: / ~ " "J/ ~ -: / ~ " " 4 I o L;.J/ ~.; » u . --! ~ .r /"" ~ .r '-' "Whosoever is granted protection by Allaah from the evil of what is between his jaws and from the evil of what is between his legs, will enter Paradise.'1131 Abu Hurayrah ~ reported that he heard the Prophet ~ say: "Indeed, the servant (of Allaah) will speak a word, while being unaware of (its consequences}, and due to it, he will be cast into the Hellfire, farther than the distance between the east and the west.'1141 [12] Bukhaaree. [13] Tirmidhee. [14] Muslim. Golden Advice Series 04 The meaning of "while being unaware" is that he does not stop to consider whether his speech is good or not. Guarding the tongue is a sign of steadfastness and an indication of the best of the Muslims Sufyaan bin 'Abdillaah ~ reported that he said: "O Messenger of Allaah, tell me of a matter that I may hold fast onto." He said: / ,. ' "" ., (( r f · ..