[38] ضه...
[38] ضه، روضة الواعظين قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع حَقُّ اللِّسَانِ إِكْرَامُهُ عَنِ الْخَنَا وَ تَعْوِيدُهُ الْخَيْرَ وَ تَرْكُ الْفُضُولِ الَّتِي لَا فَائِدَةَ لَهَا وَ الْبِرُّ بِالنَّاسِ وَ حُسْنُ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِمْ.
(The book) ‘Rowzat Al Waizeen’ – ‘Ali -asws Bin Al-Husayn -asws said: ‘A right of the tongues is to honour it (away) from the betrayal (obscenities), and accustom it to the good, and leaving the nonsense which there is no benefit for it, and the righteousness with the people, and goodly words among them’’.
[39] وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص تَقَبَّلُوا لِي سِتَّ خِصَالٍ أَتَقَبَّلْ لَكُمْ بِالْجَنَّةِ إِذَا حَدَّثْتُمْ فَلَا تَكْذِبُوا وَ إِذَا وَعَدْتُمْ فَلَا تُخْلِفُوا وَ إِذَا ائْتَمَنْتُمْ فَلَا تَخُونُوا وَ غُضُّوا أَبْصَارَكُمْ وَ احْفَظُوا فُرُوجَكُمْ وَ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَ أَلْسِنَتَكُمْ. And Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘Accept three characteristics to me -saww , I -saww shall accept the Paradise for you all!
Whenever you narrate do not be lying, and when you promise do not be breaking, and when you are entrusted do not be betraying, and close your eyes and preserve your private parts, and restrain your hands and your tongues’’. [40] وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع كُونُوا لَنَا زَيْناً وَ لَا تَكُونُوا عَلَيْنَا شَيْناً قُولُوا لِلنَّاسِ حُسْناً وَ احْفَظُوا أَلْسِنَتَكُمْ وَ كُفُّوهَا عَنِ الْفُضُولِ وَ قَبِيحِ الْقَوْلِ.
And Al-Sadiq -asws said: ‘Be an adornment for us -asws and do not be a disgrace upon us -asws . Speak goodly to the people and preserve your tongues and restrain these from the nonsense and ugly words’’. [41] وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع الْكَلَامُ فِي وَثَاقِكَ مَا لَمْ تَتَكَلَّمْ بِهِ فَإِذَا تَكَلَّمْتَ بِهِ صِرْتَ فِي وَثَاقِهِ فَاخْزُنْ لِسَانَكَ كَمَا تَخْزُنُ ذَهَبَكَ وَ وَرِقَكَ And Amir Al-Momineen -asws said: ‘The speech is in your control for as long as you do not talk with it.
When you do talk with it, you come to be in its control. Therefore, treasure your tongue just as you treasure your gold and your silver.
فَرُبَّ كَلِمَةٍ سَلَبَتْ نِعْمَةً وَ لَا تَقُلْ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَى جَوَارِحِكَ كُلِّهَا فَرَائِضَ يَحْتَجُّ بِهَا عَلَيْكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ Sometimes a word can have a bounty Confiscated, and do not say what you don’t know, for Allah -azwj the Glorious has Imposed obligations upon the limbs, all of them, to Argue against you on the Day of Qiyamah.
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