The Meaning of Abu Bakr's Statement: This Is What Has Led Me to These Outcomes
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) would hold back his tongue and say, "This is what has led me to these outcomes." He asks: What did he intend by his statement "these outcomes"?
Answer:
It means speech; speech that is not in its proper place becomes a source of evil, so there is no doubt in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 6474 This means the tongue and what is between his legs, meaning the private parts. If I guarantee for him what is between his cheeks and what is between his legs, I guarantee him Paradise. The tongue and the private parts are the most dangerous things for a person. If he restrains them, he will enter Paradise and be safe from the Fire. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is reported that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) would hold back his tongue and say, "This is what has led me to these outcomes." He asks: What did he intend by his statement "these outcomes"?
Answer:
It means speech; speech that is not in its proper place becomes a source of evil, so there is no doubt in that. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones
من يضمن لي ما بين لحييه
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من : الوجه الثامن : أن النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال : إنما الأعمال بالنيات وإنما لكل امرىء ما نوى — islamhouse.com (1:07:53)
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