And Rasool-Allah -saww said...
And Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘One who guards from provisions of his anxiety, and his anger and his hesitation will enter the Paradise’’. [50] وَ قَالَ ص طُوبَى لِمَنْ أَنْفَقَ فَضَلَاتِ مَالِهِ وَ أَمْسَكَ فَضَلَاتِ لِسَانِهِ. And he -saww said: ‘Beatitude is for one who spends the surpluses of his wealth and withholds from the surpluses of his tongue’’.
[51] وَ قَالَ ص إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى عِنْدَ لِسَانِ كُلِّ قَائِلٍ وَ قَالَ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ إِيمَانُ عَبْدٍ حَتَّى يَسْتَقِيمَ قَلْبُهُ وَ لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ قَلْبُهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَقِيمَ لِسَانُهُ. And he -saww said: ‘Allah -azwj the Exalted is with the tongue of every speaker’. And he -saww said: ‘The Eman of a servant will not be straight until his heart is straight, and his heart will not be straight until his tongue is straight’’.
[52] Do not Say all what you know: ختص، الإختصاص قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لِابْنِهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ لَا تَقُلْ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُ بَلْ لَا تَقُلْ كُلَّ مَا تَعْلَمُ. (The book) ‘Al Ikhtisas’ – Amir Al-Momineen -asws said to his -asws son Muhammad Bin Al-Hanafiya: ‘Do not say what you do not know, but do not say all what you do know’’.
[53] Showing tolerance for others’ lack of Speech: ين، كتاب حسين بن سعيد و النوادر مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ الصَّيْقَلِ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جَالِساً فَبَعَثَ غُلَاماً لَهُ أَعْجَمِيّاً فِي حَاجَةٍ إِلَى رَجُلٍ فَانْطَلَقَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ فَجَعَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَسْتَفْهِمُهُ الْجَوَابَ وَ جَعَلَ الْغُلَامُ لَا يَفْهَمُهُ مِرَاراً قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ لَا يَتَعَبَّرُ لِسَانُهُ وَ لَا يَفْهَمُهُ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع سَيَغْضَبُ عَلَيْهِ The book of Husayn Bin Saeed, and ‘Al Nawadir’ – Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Ibn Muskan, from Al Sayqal who said, ‘I was seated in the presence of Abu Abdullah -asws .
He -asws sent a Persian slave of his -asws regarding a need to a man. He went, then returned. Abu Abdullah -asws went on to make him understand the answer, and the slave could not understand it repeatedly. When I saw him not expressing his tongue nor understanding him -asws , I thought that Abu Abdullah -asws will be getting angry upon him’.
قَالَ وَ أَحَدَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا وَ اللَّهِ لَئِنْ كُنْتَ عَيِيَّ اللِّسَانِ فَمَا أَنْتَ بِعَيِيِّ الْقَلْبِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْحَيَاءَ وَ الْعِيَّ عِيُّ اللِّسَانِ لَا عِيُّ الْقَلْبِ مِنَ الْإِيمَانِ وَ الْفُحْشُ وَ الْبَذَاءُ وَ السَّلَاطَةُ مِنَ النِّفَاقِ.
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