Silence Counts


The Prophet (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "All of a human
being's words count against him and not for him, except commanding the
right, forbidding the wrong, and the mention of Allah Most
High." [Tirmidhi]

The importance of keeping guard over what our tongue utters is so
important that the Prophet (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said that he
would guarantee Paradise to whoever could control his tongue and
private parts from sin. The misuse of these is a common cause of being
led to Jahannum. When Hazrat Abu Bakr (radi Allahu anhu) heard this,
he put a large stone in his mouth to prevent himslf from speaking
without thinking. He would take the stone out if he had to speak, but
then put it in again. How far we are from the example of the Sahabah...

We should adopt silence as our modus operandi, but silence when
speaking is required for the sake of the deen is not commendable. Abul
Qasim Qushayri said, "Safety lies in remaining silent, which should be
one's basis. Silence at the appropriate time is the mark of men, just
as speech at the appropriate time is one of the finest qualities. I
have heard Abu Ali Daqqaq say, 'He who is silent when something should
be said is a tongueless villain.'"



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