Comments on: Guarding Our Tongues

By: Jimoh Saheed

Jimoh Saheed — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 19:28:17 +0000

May Almighty Allah reward you abundantly

By: Dayang Ida

Dayang Ida — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:12:56 +0000

MashaAllah a very good reminder to start a day thank you alhamdulillah 🙂

By: Alia

Alia — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:40:17 +0000

MashAllah! Amazing article and I hope all Muslims read and remember this. Also, part of protecting your tongue is to stay away from Gossip( Namima). It is said that those who Gossip in this life will eat the flesh of the people they spoke negatively about. So, inshAllah we can all stay clear of bad words AND gossip, bi’iznillah!
Jazak Allahu kheiran for this wa salaamu alykum,
🙂
Alia

By: Concerned Reader

Concerned Reader — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:51:33 +0000

This is so true! It is a read that is close to many ppl out there! Its a great article that brings out alot of awareness. I don’t understand why my fruends or so many ppl around say vulgarities in times of anger so easily likes its a norm to do so. I hate to hear all those horrible disgusting words and wonder why it is so easy for them to say that bad words. But at the same time, I am so glad there are also many ppl who are against those who curse & hurls vulgarities.. As it is really not morally accepatable & it just makes a heart more wicked. This such an awesome article. Keep it up! May God Bless. Amin

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:06:10 +0000

Thank you so much for the reminder, may Allah swt reward you for every word you wrote and every heart you have touched with those words. Amen.

By: lost hope

lost hope — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:45:32 +0000

shukran for this wonderful article. another thing to avoid is negative people as they encourage bad language, lying, arguments, and excessive gossip. insha allah, may allah (swt) give us all the strength to always avoid harsh words. ameen.

By: LeilaLee

LeilaLee — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:27:40 +0000

JazakAllahu Fik for this article! I will always keep this in mind.

By: MariaKamalMilatu

MariaKamalMilatu — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:05:57 +0000

I’m a doctor and I work with the dying. I totally agree about us dying with what we always practice. I could see that those who always guard their tongues and mind their manners would have their end of life in a peaceful manner. We could never tell when we’re going to die, but we could always prepare for death.

Jazakallah khair for this article. Actually I wanted to write something similar and send it to this site but I think you did it way better than what I would have done. 🙂

By: Yasmin

Yasmin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:46:17 +0000

Jazakallah khair for this great reminder. I love the suggestion of doing dhikr of Allah as a way to gradually break this bad habit.

By: Salman

Salman — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:36:57 +0000

Masha’Allah well written and a great reminder.

In the short book “Agenda to Change Our Condition” by Shaykh Hamza Yusuf and Imam Zaid Shakir, they write briefly about the tongue. It’s said that there is but one noble quality to the tongue and it’s speaking the truth. There are over 20 destructive qualities but they can be reduced to four: lying, backbiting, argumentation for its own sake, and excessive joking. In addition to engaging in extra dhikr, I think defining the harmful aspects of speech and actively avoiding them aught to be an efficient way to change our states.

It’s also said that the tongue is the interpreter of the heart, that it manifests the inward realities of our condition. I’ve heard elsewhere that the power of words need not be underplayed, for a sword can cut the flesh, but words can cut the heart. The Prophet(s) said in an authentic hadith (excuse me for not having the citation) that the majority of man’s sins emanate from the tongue. Thus again underscoring the significance of the endeavor to purify our speech.

It’s also said that when we wake up in the mornings the organs of our bodies / the inroads to our heart (eyes, ear, stomach, genitals, and so forth) say to the tongue: “Oh tongue, if you’re guided today, we’re all guided, and if you’re misguided we’re all misguided, so we go as you go.” In other words, the tongue is so critical that controlling it takes precedence over controlling other inroads to the heart.

May we all take benefit from this reminder, purify our speech, and foster greater interactions with each other, insha’Allah!