Explanation of the hadith narrated by Abu 'Abd al-Rahman Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said

The reader: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) transmitted in the context of the hadiths in the chapter on the prohibition of backbiting: "From Bilal ibn al-Harith al-Muzani (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

A man speaks a good word without knowing its worth, Allah records for him His Good Pleasure till the day he will meet Him; and a man utters an evil word without realizing its importance, Allah records for him His displeasure till the day he will meet Him.

إن الرجل ليتكلم بالكلمة من رضوان الله تعالى ما كان يظن أن تبلغ ما بلغت يكتب الله له بها رضوانه إلى يوم يلقاه، وإن الرجل ليتلم بالكلمة من سخط الله ما كان يظن أن تبلغ ما بلغت يكتب الله له بها سخطه إلى يوم يلقاه

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Malik narrated it in al-Muwatta and al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a good, authentic hadith. And from Sufyan ibn 'Abd Allah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

I said: "O Messenger of Allah! Inform me about a matter that I may hold fast to." He said: 'Say: My Lord is Allah, then be steadfast.' I said: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you fear most for me?" So he took hold of his tongue and said: 'This.'

قلت يا رسول الله حدثني بأمر أعتصم به، قال: قل ربي الله ثم استقم، قلت: يا رسول الله ما أخوف ما تخاف علي؟ فأخذ بلسان نفسه ثم قال: هذا

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2410Sahih (Darussalam)

Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a good, authentic hadith. And from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Do not indulge in excessive talk except when remembering Allah. Excessive talking without the Remembrance of Allah hardens the heart; and those who are the farthest from Allah are those whose hearts are hard."

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا تكثروا الكلام بغير ذكر الله فإن كثرة الكلام بغير ذكر الله تعالى قسوة للقلب وإن أبعد الناس من الله القلب القاسي

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Al-Tirmidhi narrated it. And from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: "For whomever Allah protects against the evil of what is between his jaws and the evil of what is between his legs, he shall enter Paradise."

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من وقاه الله شر ما بين لحييه وشر ما بين رجليه دخل الجنة

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2409Hasan (Darussalam)

Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a good hadith. And from 'Uqbah ibn 'Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) who said:

I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What is the means to salvation?' He said: 'That you control your tongue, suffice yourself your house, and cry over your sins.'

قلت يا رسول الله ما النجاة؟ قال: أمسك عليك لسانك وليسعك بيتك وابك على خطيئتك

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2406Da'if (Darussalam)

Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a good hadith. And from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who said:

When the son of Adam gets up in the morning, all the limbs humble themselves before the tongue and say: 'Fear Allah for our sake because we are with you: (i.e., we will be rewarded or punished as a result of what you do) if you are straight, we will be straight; and if you are crooked, we will become crooked

إذا أصبح ابن آدم فإن الأعضاء كلها تكفر اللسان تقول اتق الله فينا فإنما نحن بك فإن استقمت استقمنا وإن اعوججت اعوججنا

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Al-Tirmidhi narrated it. And from Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: قلت يا رسول الله أخبرني بعمل يدخلني الجنة ويباعدني من النار، قال: لقد سألت عن عظيم وإنه ليسير على من يسره الله تعالى عليه، تعبد الله لا تشرك به شيئًا وتقيم الصلاة وتؤتي الزكاة وتصوم رمضان وتحج البيت إن استطعت إليه سبيلًا، ثم قال: ألا أدلك على أبواب الخير؟ الصوم جنة، والصدقة تطفئ الخطيئة كما يطفئ الماء النار، وصلاة الرجل في جوف الليل، ثم تلا: تتجافى جنوبهم عن المضاجع حتى بلغ يعملون ثم قال: ألا أخبرك برأس الأمر وعموده وذروة سنامه؟ قلت: بلى يا رسول الله، قال: رأس الأمر الإسلام، وعموده الصلاة، وذروة سنامه الجهاد، ثم قال: ألا أخبرك بملاك ذلك كله؟ قلت: بلى يا رسول الله، فأخذ بلسانه وقال: كف عليك هذا I said, “O Messenger of Allah, tell me of a deed that will bring me into Paradise and keep me far from the Fire.” He said, “You have asked about a great matter, yet it is easy for one whom Allah makes it easy. Worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, establish the prayer, give the zakah, fast Ramadan, and perform Hajj to the House if you are able to find a way to it.” Then he said, “Shall I tell you about the gates of good? Fasting is a shield, and charity extinguishes sin as water extinguishes fire, and the prayer of a man in the middle of the night.” Then he recited: “Their sides forsake their beds” until he reached: “What their hands have earned.” Then he said, “Shall I tell you about the head of the matter, its pillar, and its peak?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” He said, “The head of the matter is Islam, its pillar is the prayer, and its peak is jihad.” Then he said, “Shall I tell you about the key to all of this?” I said, “Yes, O Messenger of Allah.” So he took his tongue and said, “Hold this in check.” I said: O Messenger of Allah, are we indeed held accountable for what we speak? He said: May your mother mourn you! Do people not fall headlong into the Fire except by the harvest of their tongues? Al-Tirmidhi narrated it and said: It is a good, authentic hadith."

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These hadiths that the author (may Allah have mercy on him) cited all contain a warning against the tongue and its evils and calamities, and that a person may speak a word from the anger of Allah without giving it any thought and without thinking it would reach the extent it did, and Allah writes for him His anger because of it until the Day he meets Him. All of them contain a warning against the tongue and its calamities. For this reason, it was said:
"Guard your tongue lest you speak and be tested, *** For the test is assigned to speech"
Many people invoke evil upon themselves without realizing it. They invoke evil upon their children, upon their wealth, upon their friends, and upon their relatives without realizing it. Perhaps that invocation finds an open door and strikes them. In the hadith of Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), Mu'adh ibn Jabal, meaning what controls all of this, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took his tongue and said: He said: "O Messenger of Allah, are we indeed held accountable for what we speak?" Meaning: Are we held accountable for what we speak? He said: This is a phrase intended to emphasize the gravity of the matter. So beware, my brother, of these harvests. Guard your tongue. And guarding the tongue means that a person must guard his tongue from lying, falsehood, deception, backbiting, talebearing, and every word that distances him from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and brings upon him punishment. It is obligatory for him to purify himself from it. We ask Allah to preserve for us and for you our religion, which is the safeguard of our affair. Indeed, He is capable of all things.