The Meaning of the Statement: "No word is uttered but there is over it a watcher ready"
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The Shaykh :[Qaf 50:18] This is because it came in the context of negation and was emphasized with "min" (from), which is superfluous grammatically but not in meaning. "No word is uttered but there is over it a watcher ready." So if you speak any word or any statement, there is a watcher present with you who records everything you say, whether good or evil. When Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) fell ill with a severe illness and began to groan from the pain, some of his companions entered upon him and said to him, "O Abu Abdullah, Tawus, who is one of the Tabi'un, said that if a sick person groans, his groaning is recorded in his illness, because Allah says: [Qaf 50:18] And so our imams revere Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and revere everything that Allah the Exalted has established in His Book and explained for His servants. O my brothers, if we were to look at what we say in our days, in our seclusion, with our companions, and with our people, if we were to look at these numerous statements which are uncountable, we would find that we are being careless with great words that go to waste, from which we do not benefit, and perhaps we are even harmed by them. And our Prophet, our Imam, and our role model, Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2500Sahih (Darussalam) Because if you speak and let your tongue loose, how much you err and how great your slip! [Qaf 50:18] Listen.
