The Danger of the Tongue and Its Great Harm to the Human Being
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Question:
May Allah reward you. In his other question, he says: I heard from one of the distinguished scholars a noble Prophetic hadith, the meaning of which is that a believer may utter a word without giving it a thought, and it causes him to plunge into the Fire for seventy autumns. I ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to explain this hadith and clarify some examples of these words that may lead to this painful outcome. May Allah protect us, you, and the Muslims from it.
Answer:
Yes, this came in the hadith from the MessengerMusannaf Abd al-Razzaq 2:194 Sunan Ibn Majah 3970Sahih (Darussalam) A person may utter it casually or in jest, not thinking that it will affect him.
And it reaches what it reaches, but he plunges into the Fire with it, farther than the distance between the East and the West. So a person must beware of his tongue. This hadith indicates the danger of the tongue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Are we to be held accountable for what we speak, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2616Hasan (Darussalam) And when a man said, "By Allah, Allah will not forgive so-and-so," Allah the Exalted said: .
Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "A word destroyed his worldly life and his Hereafter." This indicates the danger of the tongue and its great harm, and that a person must restrain his tongue except for what is obedience to Allah, such as words of worship, or what is permissible speech that is needed and carries no sin. Yes.
May Allah reward you. In his other question, he says: I heard from one of the distinguished scholars a noble Prophetic hadith, the meaning of which is that a believer may utter a word without giving it a thought, and it causes him to plunge into the Fire for seventy autumns. I ask you, Honorable Shaykh, to explain this hadith and clarify some examples of these words that may lead to this painful outcome. May Allah protect us, you, and the Muslims from it.
Answer:
Yes, this came in the hadith from the Messenger
(peace and blessings be upon him).
صلى الله عليه وسلم.A man may speak a word that angers Allah
أن الرجل لا لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّهِ،And it reaches what it reaches, but he plunges into the Fire with it, farther than the distance between the East and the West. So a person must beware of his tongue. This hadith indicates the danger of the tongue. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, and Mu'adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Are we to be held accountable for what we speak, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
May your mother grieve your loss O Mu'adh! Are the people tossed into the Fire upon their faces, or upon their noses, except because of what their tongues have wrought
ثكلتك امك يا معاذ وهل يكب الناس على وجوههم او قال على مناخرهم في النار الا حصائد السنتهمWho is the one who claims against Me that I will not forgive so-and-so? I have indeed forgiven him and rendered your deed void.
من ذا الذي يتالى علي الا اغفر لفلان اني قد غفرت له واحبطت عملكAbu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "A word destroyed his worldly life and his Hereafter." This indicates the danger of the tongue and its great harm, and that a person must restrain his tongue except for what is obedience to Allah, such as words of worship, or what is permissible speech that is needed and carries no sin. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5569- خطر اللسان وعظيم ضرره على الإنسان - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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