But no one has been Given in his world anything which is...
But no one has been Given in his world anything which is more harmful for him regarding his Hereafter than his free tongue! O Ali -asws ! Arise and cut off his tongue!’ فَظَنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ لِسَانَهُ فَأَعْطَاهُ دَرَاهِمَ. The people thought that he -asws would cut off his tongue, but he gave him Dirhams’’. [10] مع، معاني الأخبار عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ: نِعْمَ الْعَوْنُ الصَّمْتُ فِي مَوَاطِنَ كَثِيرَةٍ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ فَصِيحاً.
(The book) ‘Ma’any Al Akhbar’ – ‘From Al-Hassan -asws Bin Ali -asws , may the Salawaat of Allah -azwj be upon him -asws having said: ‘Best of the assistant is the silence in many places, and even if you were to be eloquent’’. [11] لي، الأمالي للصدوق قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع اخْزُنْ لِسَانَكَ وَ عُدَّ كَلَامَكَ يَقِلَّ كَلَامُكَ إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ.
(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – ‘From Amir Al-Momineen -asws having said: ‘Treasure your tongue and count your words, your speech will be little except with good’’. [12] كِتَابُ الْإِمَامَةِ وَ التَّبْصِرَةِ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص رَحِمَ اللَّهُ عَبْداً قَالَ خَيْراً فَغَنِمَ أَوْ سَكَتَ عَنْ سُوءٍ فَسَلِمَ.
(The book) ‘Kitab Al Imamah Wa Al Tabsira’ – from Sahl Bin Ahmad, from Muhammad Bin Muhammad Bin Al Ash’as, ‘From Musa Bin Ismail, son of Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws , from his father -asws , from his -asws forefathers -asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah -saww said: ‘May Allah -azwj have Mercy on a servant who speaks good so he gains or is silent from evil so he is safe’’.
[13] Useless Talk: لي، الأمالي للصدوق الدَّقَّاقُ عَنِ الصُّوفِيِّ عَنِ الرُّويَانِيِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ الْحَسَنِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ الْجَعْفَرِيِّ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ ع قَالَ: مَرَّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ بِرَجُلٍ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِفُضُولِ الْكَلَامِ فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا هَذَا إِنَّكَ تُمْلِي عَلَى حَافِظَيْكَ كِتَاباً إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَتَكَلَّمْ بِمَا يَعْنِيكَ وَ دَعْ مَا لَا يَعْنِيكَ.
(The book) ‘Al Amaali’ of Al Sadouq – Al Daqqaq, from Al Sufy, from Al Rowyani, from Abdul Azeem Al Hasany, from Suleyman Al Ja’far, ‘From Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws , from his -asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen Ali ‑asws Bin Abu Talib ‑asws passed by a man talking with nonsensical speech. He -asws paused by him, then said: ‘O you!
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