Sahl ibn Sa’d (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever guarantees for me what is between his jaws and what is between his legs, I guarantee for him Paradise.”
Ubadah ibn As-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Guarantee for me the secret of your souls, and I will guarantee for you Paradise: be truthful when you speak, fulfill your promises, honor your trusts, guard your private parts, lower your gaze, and restrain your hands.”
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do you know what most commonly brings people into Paradise? God-consciousness and good character. Do you know what most commonly brings people into the Fire? The two hollow things: the mouth and the private parts.”
Uqbah ibn Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I met the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said, “What is salvation?” He replied: “Control your tongue, let your house suffice you, and weep over your sins.”
Sufyan ibn Abdullah Ath-Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, what do you fear most for me?” He took hold of his own tongue and said: “This.”
Aslam narrated: One day, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) entered upon Abu Bakr As-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) and found him pulling at his tongue. Umar said, “Stop, may Allah forgive you!” Abu Bakr replied, “This has led me to dangerous places.”
Abu Sa’id (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When the son of Adam wakes in the morning, all his limbs humble themselves before the tongue, saying: ‘Fear Allah for our sake, for we are dependent on you. If you are upright, we are upright; if you are crooked, we are crooked.’”
Imran ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A man’s standing in silence before Allah is better than sixty years of worship.”
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “O Abu Dharr! Shall I not guide you to two traits that are lightest on the back and heaviest in the scale?” I said, “Yes.” He said: “Prolonged silence and good character. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, no deeds of creation compare to them.”
Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and he mentioned the Hadith at length until he said: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, advise me.” He said: “I advise you to fear Allah, for it is the adornment of all your affairs.” I said, “Add more.” He said: “Recite the Qur’an and remember Allah, the Mighty and Exalted, for it is a light for you in the heavens and on earth.” I said, “Add more.” He said: “Observe prolonged silence except for good, for it drives away Satan and aids you in your religion.” I said, “Add more.” He said: “Avoid excessive laughter, for it deadens the heart and removes the light from the face.” I said, “Add more.” He said: “Speak the truth, even if it is bitter.” I said, “Add more.” He said: “Do not fear the blame of any critic in the cause of Allah.” I said, “Add more.” He said: “Let what you know of your own faults 1 prevent you from [focusing on] the faults of others.”
Let what you know of your own faults prevent you from [focusing on] the faults of others
(1) His statement: “Let what you know of your own faults prevent you from [focusing on] the faults of others”: meaning, let your awareness of your own shortcomings deter you from focusing on others’ flaws, as narrated by Anas, reported by Ad-Daylami: “Blessed is the one whose own faults preoccupy him from the faults of others.” (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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قوله
(۱) قوله: ليحجزك إلخ : أي ليمنعك عن الناس، أي ليمنعك عن الناس، أي عيوبهم ما تعلم من نفسك، أي من عيوبها، كما ورد عن أنس أخرجه الديلمي : طوبى لمن شغله عيبه عن عيوب الناس. كذا في «المرقاة».
Imran ibn Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I came to Abu Dharr and found him in the mosque, sitting alone wrapped in a black cloak. I said, “O Abu Dharr, what is this solitude?” He replied: “I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: ‘Solitude is better than an evil companion, and a righteous companion is better than solitude. Speaking good is better than silence, and silence is better than speaking evil.’”
Bilal ibn Al-Harith (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A man may speak a word of good, unaware of its value, and Allah records His pleasure for him until the Day he meets Him. And a man may speak a word of evil, unaware of its consequence, and Allah records His wrath against him until the Day he meets Him.”
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A servant may speak a word that pleases Allah without giving it thought, and Allah raises him degrees because of it. And a servant may speak a word that angers Allah without giving it thought, and he falls into Hell because of it.” [Narrated by Bukhari]
In another narration by them: “He falls into the Fire farther than the distance between the East and the West.”
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A servant may speak a word, intending only to make the gathering laugh, and he falls because of it farther than the distance between the heavens and the earth. Indeed, a man slips with his tongue more severely than he slips with his feet.”
Bahz ibn Hakim, from his father, from his grandfather (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: “Woe to the one who speaks and lies to make people laugh. Woe to him, woe to him.”
Sufyan ibn Asid Al-Hadrami (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “It is a grave betrayal to speak to your brother a statement he believes to be true while you are lying to him.”
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A believer may be marked by every trait except betrayal and lying.”
Safwan ibn Sulaim narrated: It was said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), “Can a believer be a coward?” He said: “Yes.” It was said, “Can a believer be miserly?” He said: “Yes.” It was said, “Can a believer be a liar?” He said: “No.”
Abdullah ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When a servant lies, the angel distances himself a mile from the stench of what he has brought.”
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Adhere to truthfulness, for truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues to be truthful and strive for truth until he is recorded with Allah as a truthful one. Beware of lying, for lying leads to immorality, and immorality leads to the Fire. A man continues to lie and strive for falsehood until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.” [Agreed Upon]
In a narration by Muslim: “Truthfulness is righteousness, and righteousness leads to Paradise. Lying is immorality, and immorality leads to the Fire.”
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever abandons lying 1 when it is false 2 will have a palace built for him in the outskirts of Paradise. Whoever abandons arguing, even when he is right, will have one built for him in the middle of Paradise. And whoever perfects his character will have one built for him in its highest part.”
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Whoever abandons lying
(1) His statement: “Whoever abandons lying” means at the time of its temptation. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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when it is false
(2) His statement: “when it is false” is an explanatory clause between the condition and the consequence to deter from lying, as lying is inherently false. Or it is a circumstantial clause referring to the object, meaning it is false with no beneficial justification, such as in war, reconciling people, or permissible indirect expressions. (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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قوله
(۱) قوله: من ترك الكذب أي وقت مراثه. كذا في «المرقاة».
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قوله
(۲) قوله : وهو باطل : جملة معترضة بين الشرط والجزاء للتنفير عن الكذب، فإن الأصل فيه أنه باطل، أو جملة حالية من المفعول، أي والحال أنه باطل لا مصلحة فيه من مرخصات الكذب، كما في الحرب، أو إصلاح ذات البين والمعاريض. كذا في «المرقاة».
Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: Indeed 1, Satan may take the form of a man and come to a people, narrating false speech to them. When they disperse, one of them says, “I heard a man whose face I recognize, but I do not know his name, narrating.”
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Indeed, Satan may take the form of a man…
(1) His statement: “Indeed, Satan may take the form of a man…”: Al-Tayyibi said: This highlights the need to verify what is heard and to ascertain whether the speaker is truthful, permissible to narrate from, or a liar whose speech must be avoided, as it is stated: “It is sufficient for a man to be a liar that he narrates everything he hears.” [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
Umm Kulthum (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The liar is not the one who reconciles between people, speaking good or promoting good.”
Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “You will find among the worst of people on the Day of Resurrection the two-faced person who 1 comes to these with one face and to those with another.”
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who comes to these with one face and to those with another
(1) His statement: “who comes to these with one face and to those with another”: meaning, with a different face, like the hypocrites and talebearers, as stated in Al-Mirqat. In Umdat al-Qari, it is said: This is the forbidden flattery (mudahanah), and he is called two-faced because he shows satisfaction to the people of evil, greeting them with a welcoming and cheerful face, and does the same with the people of truth, mixing with both groups, earning the name of flatterer and deserving severe warning. In another part of Al-Mirqat, it is said: It refers to one who presents himself to a person as a supporter and well-wisher but speaks ill of him in his absence. Alternatively, it means one who acts as a friend to both enemies, praising each while disparaging the other to the other.
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قوله
(۱) قوله : الذي يأتي هؤلاء بوجه وهؤلاء بوجه أي بوجه آخر كالمنافقين والنمامين قاله في «المرقاة». وقال في عمدة القاري وهذه هي المداهنة المحرمة، وسمي ذو الوجهين مداهنا؛ لأنه يظهر لأهل المنكر أنه عنهم راضي، فيلقاهم بوجه سمح بالترحيب والبشر، وكذلك يظهر لأهل الحق ما أظهر لأهل المنكر، فيخلطه لكلتا الطائفتين، وإظهاره الرضى بفعلهم استحق اسم المداهنة، واستحق الوعيد الشديد أيضًا. وقال في المرقاة» في موضع آخر: قيل: المراد به من يرى نفسه عند شخص أنه من جملة محبيه وناصحيه، وهو يحدث في غيبته بمساويه. وقيل: المعنى من كان مع كل واحد من عدوين كأنه صديقه، ويظن أنه ناصر له، ويذم هذا عند ذلك، وذلك عند هذا.
Ammar (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever is two-faced in this world will have two tongues of fire on the Day of Resurrection.”
Hudhayfah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: “The talebearer 1 will not enter Paradise.” [Agreed Upon] In a narration by Muslim: “The slanderer.”
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The talebearer will not enter Paradise
(1) His statement: “The talebearer will not enter Paradise”: meaning, he will not enter with the successful ones. The talebearer (qattat) is a slanderer (nammam), and talebearing is conveying speech with the intent of causing corruption. [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
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قوله
(۱) قوله : لا يدخل الجنة: أي مع الفائزين قتات أي نمام، والنميمة نقل الكلام على وجه الفساد. كذا في «المرقاة».
Abdur-Rahman ibn Ghanm and Asma bint Yazid (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “The best of Allah’s servants are those whose sight reminds one of Allah, and the worst of Allah’s servants are those who carry tales, separate loved ones, and seek hardship for the innocent.”
Ali ibn Al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Part of the excellence of a person’s Islam 1 is abandoning what does not concern him.”
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Part of the excellence of a person’s Islam…
(1) His statement: “Part of the excellence of a person’s Islam…”: An-Nawawi said: This is one of the Hadiths upon which Islam revolves. Abu Dawud said: There are four: The first is Nu’man ibn Bashir’s Hadith: “The lawful is clear, the unlawful is clear, and between them are doubtful matters unknown to most.” The second: “Part of the excellence of a person’s Islam is abandoning what does not concern him.” The third: “A believer is not truly a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself.” The fourth: “Actions are judged by intentions.” Alternatively, instead of the third: “Be indifferent to the world, and Allah will love you; be indifferent to what people possess, and they will love you.” [As stated in Al-Mirqat]
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قوله
(۱) قوله: من حسن إسلام إلخ : قال النووي: هذا أحد الأحاديث التي عليها مدار الإسلام، قال أبو داود: وهي أربعة، الأول: حديث نعمان بن بشير: الحلال بين والحرام بين وبينهما مشتبهات لا يعلمهن». الثاني: من حسن إسلام المرء تركه ما لا يعنيه». الثالث: لا يكون المؤمن مؤمنا حتى يحب لأخيه ما يحب لنفسه. الرابع: الأعمال بالنيات». وقيل: بدل الثالث: ازهد في الدنيا يحبك الله، وازهد فيها في أيدي الناس يحبك الناس». كذا في «المرقاة».
Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: A man from the Companions passed away, and someone said, “Rejoice, for he is in Paradise.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do you not know? Perhaps he spoke of what does not concern him or was stingy with what would not diminish him.”
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(1) His statement: “Let what you know of your own faults prevent you from [focusing on] the faults of others”: meaning, let your awareness of your own shortcomings deter you from focusing on others’ flaws, as narrated by Anas, reported by Ad-Daylami: “Blessed is the one whose own faults preoccupy him from the faults of others.” (As stated in Al-Mirqat)
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(۱) قوله: ليحجزك إلخ : أي ليمنعك عن الناس، أي ليمنعك عن الناس، أي عيوبهم ما تعلم من نفسك، أي من عيوبها، كما ورد عن أنس أخرجه الديلمي : طوبى لمن شغله عيبه عن عيوب الناس. كذا في «المرقاة».