صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الرقاقThe Book of Ar-Riqaq (Softening of The Hearts)
بَابُ حِفْظِ اللِّسَانِ:Chapter. To protect one’s tongue (from illegal talk, e.g., laying, abusing or backbiting, etc.).
Hadith 6478
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُنِيرٍ ، سَمِعَ أَبَا النَّضْرِ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْني ابْنَ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوَانِ اللَّهِ لَا يُلْقِي لَهَا بَالًا ، يَرْفَعُهُ اللَّهُ بِهَا دَرَجَاتٍ ، وَإِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ لَا يُلْقِي لَهَا بَالًا ، يَهْوِي بِهَا فِي جَهَنَّمَ " .
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet; said, "A slave (of Allah) may utter a word which pleases Allah without giving it much importance, and because of that Allah will raise him to degrees (of reward): a slave (of Allah) may utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without thinking of its gravity and because of that he will be thrown into the Hell-Fire."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
Sometimes a person speaks in such a way without considering the consequences that result from it, and as a consequence, he enters Hellfire. Therefore, in the Shariah, great importance has been given to the use of the tongue.
It is mentioned in the hadith:
“When a person wakes up in the morning, all his limbs humbly plead with the tongue, saying: ‘Fear Allah concerning us, for we are dependent upon you. If you are upright, we will also be upright; if you go astray, we too will go astray.’” (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi: Az-Zuhd, Hadith: 2407)
In another hadith, the special quality of the heart is mentioned, that the soundness of a person’s limbs depends upon his heart.
There is no contradiction between the two, because the real status belongs to the heart, but among the apparent limbs, since the tongue is its interpreter, the nature of both has been described as above.
If both of these are sound, then all is well; otherwise, a person’s well-being is not ensured.
Wallahu al-musta‘an (And Allah is the One whose help is sought).
Sometimes a person speaks in such a way without considering the consequences that result from it, and as a consequence, he enters Hellfire. Therefore, in the Shariah, great importance has been given to the use of the tongue.
It is mentioned in the hadith:
“When a person wakes up in the morning, all his limbs humbly plead with the tongue, saying: ‘Fear Allah concerning us, for we are dependent upon you. If you are upright, we will also be upright; if you go astray, we too will go astray.’” (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi: Az-Zuhd, Hadith: 2407)
In another hadith, the special quality of the heart is mentioned, that the soundness of a person’s limbs depends upon his heart.
There is no contradiction between the two, because the real status belongs to the heart, but among the apparent limbs, since the tongue is its interpreter, the nature of both has been described as above.
If both of these are sound, then all is well; otherwise, a person’s well-being is not ensured.
Wallahu al-musta‘an (And Allah is the One whose help is sought).
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6478
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Sometimes a person, without thinking, says something in flattery of a ruler, or says something about a Muslim in his presence, which gives the ruler an excuse to kill that person, or he engages in slander and obscene speech, or, without thinking, mocks a religious ruling in jest, or makes fun of it. These things become a cause of his destruction and ruin. For this reason, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) greatly emphasized the protection of the tongue and declared silence to be a means of salvation.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 7482
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
A person, in order to make others laugh or to entertain them, says something with his tongue that incurs Allah’s displeasure, or he utters fabricated and false statements, and he does not consider it objectionable to say such things, even though it is sinful and deserving of punishment. In reality, due to this statement of his, he becomes deserving of the punishment of Hellfire. Thus, it is clear that one should not make jokes or say things to amuse others that are sinful or lead to punishment.
1:
A person, in order to make others laugh or to entertain them, says something with his tongue that incurs Allah’s displeasure, or he utters fabricated and false statements, and he does not consider it objectionable to say such things, even though it is sinful and deserving of punishment. In reality, due to this statement of his, he becomes deserving of the punishment of Hellfire. Thus, it is clear that one should not make jokes or say things to amuse others that are sinful or lead to punishment.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2314
