Restraining One's Tongue During Times Of Tribulation
Darussalam · Volume 5
36. The Chapters On TribulationsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 3972 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1314
Source no. 3972 · Volume 8 · Page 472
Sahih
صحيح الظلال (٢١ - ٢٢)
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3972. Sufyān bin 'Abdullāh Thaqaṭī said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, tell me of something that I can adhere to.' He said: 'Say: "Allāh is my Lord," then stand straight (adhere steadfastly to Islam).' He said: 'O Messenger of Allāh, what is the thing that you fear most for me?' The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ took hold of his own tongue, then he said: 'This.'" (Sahih)
3972 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَاعِزٍ الْعَامِرِيِّ، أَنَّ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيَّ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ، قَالَ: " قُلْ: رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ " قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «هَذَا»
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Being steadfast on faith is most compulsory, since escaping from Hell is possible only if one dies in the state of faith. The effects of the sins that originate from the tongue are very severe and lead to many other sins (for example, fighting, killing, etc.) Therefore, one should be very attentive in the matter of his tongue.