{"id":2491,"date":"2019-11-01T11:13:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/?p=2491"},"modified":"2019-11-01T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T11:13:35","slug":"protection-of-the-tongue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salahadeenmosque.org.uk\/index.php\/2019\/11\/01\/protection-of-the-tongue\/","title":{"rendered":"Protection of the Tongue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The purpose of this week\u2019s reminder is to explain what it\nmeans to protect your tongue. This means to ensure that any words that come out\nof it is for good, to avoid vile talk, to avoid backbiting, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are responsible for each word that we say, as they are\nall recorded and will be questioned on the day of Judgement. Allah SWT confirms\nthis in the glorious Quran in Surat Qaaf ayat 18 which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Man does not utter any word\nexcept that with him is an observer prepared [to record].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The imam also reminded us of a hadith which is translated to\nsay:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prophet (\ufdfa) said, “When the\nson of Adam gets up in the morning, all the limbs humble themselves before the\ntongue and say: ‘Fear Allah for our sake because we are with you: (i.e., we\nwill be rewarded or punished as a result of what you do) if you are straight,\nwe will be straight; and if you are crooked, we will become crooked.”‘<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also have the hadiths in which it is recorded to have\nsaid:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Prophet (\ufdfa) said, “A Muslim\nis the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue or his hands. And a\nMuhajir (an emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has\nforbidden.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And also one in which ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir narrated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! What is the means to\nsalvation?’ He said: ‘That you control your tongue, suffice yourself your\nhouse, and cry over your sins.'”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear brothers and sisters, from the signs of being a true\nbeliever is to protect their tongues from talking about other people. Gossip\nand backbiting has no place in our mannerisms and so we need to protect\nourselves from this dangerous habit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The imam reminded us of the 72nd<\/sup> ayat of Sura Al\nFurqan which is translated to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And [they are] those who do not\ntestify to falsehood, and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with\ndignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We know from the reminder last week that the heart is an\norgan which needs to be protected both physically and spiritually. Damages to\nthe heart spiritually can be listed as things such as blasphemy, lies,\nbackbiting, speaking unnecessarily, cursing and mocking of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear brothers and sisters, we can see that the heart is\nlinked to the tongue in a way that one is capable of damaging the other. We\nneed to be mindful of this so that we can protect both our heart and ourselves\nwhen we return to our Lord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that being said, this reminder concludes with 3 changes\nwe ought to make if we are found to be guilty of doing them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Identifying and stopping the habit of\nbackbiting. This warning has been given to us by the best of all creation,\nSAWS, and so we should identify and rectify this habit if it is one we are\ncurrently practicing. The best definition of backbiting is given through the\nhadith which is translated to say:<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Do you know what is backbiting?\nThey (the Companions) said: Allah and His Messenger know best. Thereupon he\n(the Holy Prophet) said: Backbiting implies your talking about your brother in\na manner which he does not like. It was said to him: What is your opinion about\nthis that if I actually find (that failing) in my brother which I made a mention\nof? He said: If (that failing) is actually found (in him) what you assert, you\nin fact backbited him, and if that is not in him it is a slander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n