One thing to Remember:
Ya’ly Ibn Obeid –may Allah forgive him- said: We met Muhammad Ibn sawkah who said:
I will tell you a speech that I hope it will do you good like it did me. Attaa' Ibn Rabah told us: My nephew, there were people who lived in previous times who used to hate unnecessary talk.. They considered every word unnecessary except for:
1. reciting the Quran
2. Enjoining (on the people) Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do)
3. Forbidding (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden)
4. Necessary talk for your life matters … Do you deny this verse?
{But verily, over you (are appointed angels in charge of mankind) to watch you, Kiraman (Honourable) Katibin writing down (your deeds)} Al-Infitar:10&11) and { (Remember) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each human being), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note his or her actions) Not a word does he (or she) utter but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it)..}(Qaf:17&18) …
Aren’t you embarrassed when your (written) pages [of deeds (good and bad)] are laid open and you find out that most of what’s written are unnecessary talk that didn’t belong to your religion nor to your life matters?
Can you imagine that you are being watched?
That your words are heard, recorded and that you will be accountable for them?
Imagine that.. and if you still can’t find your heart and you are still complaining… Here is the reason:
It was narrated by Ibn Ummar- may Allah be pleased with them- that he said: The prophet
–peace and blessings be upon him- said:
"Don’t indulge in too much talk except for remembering and mentioning of Allah .... Too much talk hardens your heart; and people who have hard hearts are the furthest from Allah” narrated by el Tirmidhe and he said: Hassan Gharib
Thus count your words and think before you talk Younnes Ibn Obeid said:
Any Person who thinks before he utters any word , will find the goodness of that in the rest of his deeds (El Samt by Aby el Donia; p257)
Stick to these nine points and don’t deviate from them:
El Rabie Ibn Khaseem-
May Allah forgive him- said: There is no good in any speech except for these nine:
1. Takbeer (saying Allaahu akbar (Allaah is most great),
2. Tahmeed (saying al-hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allaah),
3. Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah (There is no god but Allaah),
4. Tasbeeh (saying Subhaan-Allaah (Glory be to Allaah),
5. Asking about all good,
6. Seeking refugee with Allah from all evil,
7. Enjoining (on the people) Al-Ma'ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to do),
8. Forbidding (people) from Al-Munkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islam has forbidden),
9. Reciting the quran
(El Samt by Ibn Aby el Donia; p.246)
Thus get used to doing this good deed:
Abdullah Ibn Mubarak-
May Allah forgive him- said:
Some people explained the meaning of Seclusion as: When you are surrounded by people, if they indulged in mentioning Allah, you indulge with them; and if they indulge in else than that, you adopt silence” (el Samt for Aby el Donia; p241)
Today’s motto will be:
Adopt Silence
The prophet –peace and blessings be upon him- said: Is there anything that topples people on their faces -or he said on their nose- into Hell-fire other than the harvests of their tongues? Narrated by Imam Ahmed, Ibn Majah and
classified as sahih by alAlbani
Our Goal: We want our hearts to straighten and never deviate, turn nor stray away from Allah
Imam Ahmed (rahimahullah) reported in his Musnad,
"The faith of a man cannot be straight unless his heart is straight, and his heart cannot be straight, unless his tongue becomes straight." [Musnad Ahmed]
What we need to do for today :
Adopt silence for an hour in which you used to speak a lot .. Decrease your phone calls.. Count your words..
Can you adopt silence in an hour that used to be full of speech so as to straighten your heart??
In the name of Allah, Answer Him(by obeying Him) and (His) Messenger when he (peace and blessings be upon him) calls you to that which will give you life.
Written by: Shiekh Hany Helmy