And like that it is between the Messengers -as and the communities.

وَ كَذَلِكَ لَا مَعْصِيَةَ أَنْغَلُ عَلَى الْعَبْدِ وَ أَسْرَعُ عُقُوبَةً عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَ أَشَدُّهَا مَلَامَةً وَ أَعْجَلُهَا سَأْمَةً عِنْدَ الْخَلْقِ مِنْهُ And like that, there is no (act of) disobedience more irritating upon the servant and quicker of Punishment in the Presence of Allah -azwj , and most reprehensible of these, and its most toxic in the presence of the people than it.

وَ اللِّسَانُ تَرْجُمَانُ الضَّمِيرِ وَ صَاحِبُ خَبَرِ الْقَلْبِ وَ بِهِ يَنْكَشِفُ مَا فِي سِرِّ الْبَاطِنِ وَ عَلَيْهِ يُحَاسَبُ الْخَلْقُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ And the tongue is an interpreter of the conscience and companion of news of the heart, and by it is uncovered what is in the hidden secrets and based upon it the people will be held accountable on the Day of Qiyamah.

وَ الْكَلَامُ خَمْرٌ تُسْكِرُ الْعُقُولَ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ لِغَيْرِ اللَّهِ وَ لَيْسَ شَيْ‏ءٌ أَحَقَّ بِطُولِ السِّجْنِ مِنَ اللِّسَانِ And the speech is a wine intoxicating the intellect, whatever from it were to be for other than Allah -azwj , and there isn’t anything more deserving with prolonged imprisonment than the tongue.

قَالَ بَعْضُ الْحُكَمَاءِ احْفَظْ لِسَانَكَ عَنْ خَبِيثِ الْكَلَامِ وَ فِي غَيْرِهِ لَا تَسْكُتْ إِنِ اسْتَطَعْتَ One of the wise ones said, ‘Preserve your tongue from the wicked speech, and regarding something else, do not be silent if you are able’. فَأَمَّا السَّكِينَةُ فَهِيَ هَيْئَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ رَفِيعَةٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِأَهْلِهَا وَ هُمْ أُمَنَاءُ أَسْرَارِهِ فِي أَرْضِهِ‏.

As for the tranquillity, it is a beautiful appearance raised from Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic for its rightful ones, and they -asws are Trustees of His -azwj secrets in His -azwj earth’’. [36] مص، مصباح الشريعة قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‏ الْكَلَامُ إِظْهَارُ مَا فِي قَلْبِ الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الصَّفَا وَ الْكَدَرِ وَ الْعِلْمِ وَ الْجَهْلِ.

(The book) ‘Misbah Al Sharia’ – ‘Al-Sadiq -asws said: ‘The speech is a manifestation of what is in the heart of a person, from cleanness and dirt, and the knowledge and ignorance’’. [37] سر، السرائر ابْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‏ إِنَّمَا شِيعَتُنَا الْخُرْسُ.