WEBVTT 00:00:00.850 --> 00:00:04.209 In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 00:00:04.209 --> 00:00:09.660 The life of the predecessors between words and deeds 00:00:09.660 --> 00:00:17.469 Protect your tongue from excessive talk 00:00:17.469 --> 00:00:21.690 It is useless talk 00:00:21.690 --> 00:00:24.690 Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, said 00:00:24.690 --> 00:00:28.690 May God have mercy on the woman who held the virtue of speech 00:00:28.690 --> 00:00:30.690 He gave credit for the work 00:00:30.690 --> 00:00:34.979 Abdullah bin Masoud, may God be pleased with him, said 00:00:34.979 --> 00:00:37.979 And God is the one besides whom there is no god 00:00:37.979 --> 00:00:44.329 There is nothing on the face of the earth that is more in need of a lengthy imprisonment than the tongue 00:00:44.329 --> 00:00:47.329 Abu Darda, may God be pleased with him, said 00:00:47.329 --> 00:00:50.329 I will do justice to your ears and your viscera 00:00:50.329 --> 00:00:54.329 He has given you two ears and one mouth 00:00:54.329 --> 00:00:58.490 To hear more than you say 00:00:58.490 --> 00:01:01.490 Ali bin and Abu Talib, may God be pleased with him, said 00:01:01.490 --> 00:01:04.489 The tongue is the strength of the body 00:01:04.489 --> 00:01:08.489 If the tongue is straight, the limbs will be straight 00:01:08.489 --> 00:01:13.489 If the tongue is disturbed, no one can help it 00:01:13.840 --> 00:01:17.840 On the authority of Mutarrif bin Al-Shakhir, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:01:17.840 --> 00:01:20.840 He who is pure in his deeds is pure in his tongue 00:01:20.840 --> 00:01:23.840 Whoever confuses will confuse him 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:27.129 Wahib bin Al-Ward, may God have mercy on him, said 00:01:27.129 --> 00:01:31.129 Whoever counts his words as part of his actions, his words will be less 00:01:31.129 --> 00:01:34.349 He also said, may God have mercy on him 00:01:34.349 --> 00:01:38.349 Doctors unanimously agree that the head of medicine is diet 00:01:38.349 --> 00:01:43.349 The wise men agreed that the beginning of wisdom is silence 00:01:43.349 --> 00:01:47.349 He also told the man to shut up 00:01:47.349 --> 00:01:50.349 And his heart comes together to him 00:01:50.349 --> 00:01:52.829 A man praised another man 00:01:52.829 --> 00:01:55.829 Some of the predecessors said to him 00:01:55.829 --> 00:01:57.829 And what he taught you 00:01:57.829 --> 00:02:01.829 He said: I saw him being conservative in his logic 00:02:01.829 --> 00:02:06.060 On the authority of Ibrahim al-Taymi, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:02:06.060 --> 00:02:10.060 If a believer wants to speak, he looks 00:02:10.060 --> 00:02:13.060 If his words are for him, he speaks 00:02:13.060 --> 00:02:16.060 If he is obligated to do so, refrain from it 00:02:16.060 --> 00:02:19.310 It was said in Manthur al-Hikam 00:02:19.310 --> 00:02:23.659 If the mind is complete, speech will decrease 00:02:23.659 --> 00:02:27.659 On the authority of Yahya bin Abi Kathir, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:02:27.659 --> 00:02:30.659 Two traits if you see them in a man 00:02:30.659 --> 00:02:34.659 He knew that what was behind them was better than them 00:02:34.659 --> 00:02:37.789 If he holds his tongue 00:02:37.789 --> 00:02:39.789 He maintains his prayers 00:02:39.789 --> 00:02:44.430 Yunus bin Ubaid, may God have mercy on him, said 00:02:44.430 --> 00:02:47.430 Two virtues if they are righteous from the servant 00:02:47.430 --> 00:02:50.430 Reconcile everything else 00:02:50.430 --> 00:02:52.430 His prayers and his tongue 00:02:52.430 --> 00:02:54.909 Some predecessors said 00:02:54.909 --> 00:02:57.909 My tongue is seven 00:02:57.909 --> 00:03:00.909 If I sent him, I was afraid he would eat me 00:03:00.909 --> 00:03:02.979 And it was said 00:03:02.979 --> 00:03:07.520 Too much talk destroys dignity 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:12.520 Al-Fudayl bin Ayadh and bin Al-Mubarak, may God have mercy on them, said 00:03:12.520 --> 00:03:15.900 The most pious in the tongue 00:03:15.900 --> 00:03:18.900 Omar bin Abdul Aziz, may God have mercy on him, said 00:03:18.900 --> 00:03:21.900 I don't talk much 00:03:21.900 --> 00:03:25.030 Fear of ostentation 00:03:25.030 --> 00:03:27.030 He also said, may God have mercy on him 00:03:27.030 --> 00:03:30.030 If you see the man prolonging the silence 00:03:30.030 --> 00:03:32.030 And he runs away from people 00:03:32.030 --> 00:03:34.030 So they approached him 00:03:34.030 --> 00:03:36.030 It imparts wisdom 00:03:36.030 --> 00:03:39.419 It was said to Sufyan Al-Thawri, may God have mercy on him 00:03:39.419 --> 00:03:43.449 If you start talking, I will become active and deny you 00:03:43.449 --> 00:03:46.449 And if you are not talking 00:03:46.449 --> 00:03:48.449 As if you were dead 00:03:48.449 --> 00:03:52.449 He said: Did you not know that speech is a temptation? 00:03:52.449 --> 00:03:54.669 He said, may God have mercy on him 00:03:54.669 --> 00:03:56.669 It was said 00:03:56.669 --> 00:04:00.669 Silence adorns the world and covers the ignorant 00:04:00.669 --> 00:04:02.900 Some of them said 00:04:02.900 --> 00:04:06.900 If there are harmful pests in the eyes 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:10.900 There are equal faults in rhetoric 00:04:10.900 --> 00:04:14.120 Hatemni Al-Asam, may God have mercy on him, said 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:19.120 If a news person sat with you to write your words 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:21.120 I would have been careful of him 00:04:21.120 --> 00:04:24.120 Your words are presented to God Almighty 00:04:24.120 --> 00:04:26.540 Don't be careful 00:04:26.540 --> 00:04:29.540 It was said to Ibrahim bin Adham, may God have mercy on him 00:04:29.540 --> 00:04:32.540 So-and-so is learning grammar 00:04:32.540 --> 00:04:37.860 He said that he needed to learn silence 00:04:37.860 --> 00:04:41.860 Abu Bakr bin Ayyash, may God have mercy on him, said 00:04:41.860 --> 00:04:44.860 The least benefit of silence is safety 00:04:44.860 --> 00:04:47.860 Enough safety and wellness 00:04:47.860 --> 00:04:50.860 The least harm is to pronounce fame 00:04:50.860 --> 00:04:54.269 Fame is enough of a curse 00:04:54.269 --> 00:04:56.269 Some rhetoricians said 00:04:57.269 --> 00:05:00.269 It earns you class and love 00:05:00.269 --> 00:05:03.269 And protect you from bad luck 00:05:03.269 --> 00:05:05.269 And he dresses you with a garment of dignity 00:05:05.269 --> 00:05:08.269 It is enough for you to apologize 00:05:08.269 --> 00:05:10.589 He was our imam 00:05:10.589 --> 00:05:12.589 Imam Ahmed, may God have mercy on him 00:05:12.589 --> 00:05:16.589 He marvels at Badr al-Maghazili, may God have mercy on him 00:05:16.589 --> 00:05:19.589 He says who is like Badr? 00:05:19.589 --> 00:05:21.589 He has mastered his tongue 00:05:21.589 --> 00:05:24.879 Hamdan bin Dhanoun said 00:05:24.879 --> 00:05:28.879 My eyes have never seen anyone like Ahmed bin Hanbal, may God have mercy on him 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:31.879 In his piety and guarding his tongue 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:36.199 Ata bin Abi Rabah, may God have mercy on him, said 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:38.199 Those who were before you 00:05:38.199 --> 00:05:41.230 They hated talkativeness 00:05:41.230 --> 00:05:44.230 Do you deny that you have guardians? 00:05:44.230 --> 00:05:46.230 Isn't any of you ashamed? 00:05:46.230 --> 00:05:51.230 If his newspaper published his day, he would hope 00:05:51.230 --> 00:05:56.230 Most of it was not related to his religion or world 00:05:56.230 --> 00:05:58.519 Some wise men said 00:05:58.519 --> 00:06:02.519 A person's mind is hidden under his tongue 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:06.939 Ibn Daqiq al-Eid, may God have mercy on him, used to say: 00:06:06.939 --> 00:06:10.939 I didn't say a word or do anything 00:06:10.939 --> 00:06:15.939 Unless I prepared an answer for him in the hands of God Almighty 00:06:15.939 --> 00:06:21.180 Protecting the tongue from backbiting 00:06:21.180 --> 00:06:25.180 Track slips, lapses, and lapses 00:06:25.180 --> 00:06:30.519 Omar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, used to say 00:06:30.519 --> 00:06:35.519 Do not concern yourself with mentioning people, for it is a calamity 00:06:35.519 --> 00:06:39.519 And you must remember God, for He has mercy on Him 00:06:39.519 --> 00:06:45.000 Omar bin Al-Aas, may God be pleased with him, passed by a dead mule 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:49.000 He said that one of you should eat the meat of this mule 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:51.000 Until his stomach is full 00:06:51.000 --> 00:06:55.000 It is better for him than to eat the flesh of a Muslim man 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:59.189 On the authority of Ibn Abbas, may God be pleased with him, he said: 00:06:59.189 --> 00:07:04.189 If you want to mention your friend's faults, mention your own faults 00:07:04.189 --> 00:07:08.350 On the authority of Aoun bin Abdullah, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:07:08.350 --> 00:07:12.350 I don't think anyone is devoted to people's faults 00:07:12.350 --> 00:07:16.670 Except for his own negligence 00:07:16.670 --> 00:07:19.670 It was said to Al-Rabi’ bin Khathim, may God have mercy on him 00:07:19.670 --> 00:07:21.670 Don't you remind people? 00:07:21.670 --> 00:07:25.670 He said: I am not satisfied with myself 00:07:25.670 --> 00:07:29.670 So I stop censuring her until I censure people 00:07:29.670 --> 00:07:33.670 People feared God because of people's sins 00:07:33.670 --> 00:07:37.149 They protected him from their sins 00:07:37.149 --> 00:07:40.149 On the authority of Al-Awza’i, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:07:40.149 --> 00:07:45.149 I heard Yahya bin Abi Kathir, may God have mercy on him, say 00:07:45.149 --> 00:07:48.149 It is said about the servant on the Day of Resurrection 00:07:48.149 --> 00:07:51.149 Go to so-and-so and take your rights from him 00:07:51.149 --> 00:07:57.149 He says, “O my Lord, I do not know that I have any right to Him.” 00:07:57.149 --> 00:08:03.149 It is said: Yes, he reminded you of such and such day 00:08:03.149 --> 00:08:05.149 On such and such a day 00:08:05.149 --> 00:08:07.250 Al-Awza’i said 00:08:07.250 --> 00:08:12.250 Should I advise someone who will pay off his good deeds tomorrow? 00:08:12.250 --> 00:08:15.250 He looks humiliated and humbled 00:08:15.250 --> 00:08:20.250 He wishes that there was a long time between him and the brother of God 00:08:20.250 --> 00:08:24.699 On the authority of Mujahid, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:08:24.699 --> 00:08:27.699 Atonement for eating your brother's flesh 00:08:27.699 --> 00:08:31.860 To praise him and pray for his well-being 00:08:31.860 --> 00:08:33.860 Sufyan bin Hussein said 00:08:33.860 --> 00:08:39.860 I mentioned a bad man to Iyas bin Muawiyah, may God have mercy on him 00:08:39.860 --> 00:08:41.860 He looked at my face and said 00:08:41.860 --> 00:08:43.860 I invaded the Romans 00:08:43.860 --> 00:08:45.860 I said no 00:08:45.860 --> 00:08:48.860 He said: Sind, India and Turk 00:08:48.860 --> 00:08:50.919 I said no 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:56.919 He said: Are the Romans, Sindh, India, and Turks safe from you? 00:08:56.919 --> 00:08:59.919 And your Muslim brother was not spared from you 00:08:59.919 --> 00:09:04.370 He said, “I did not return after that.” 00:09:04.370 --> 00:09:10.370 Whenever they mentioned to Muhammad bin Sirin, may God have mercy on him, a man who committed a bad deed 00:09:10.370 --> 00:09:13.370 Muhammad mentioned him to the best of what he knew 00:09:13.370 --> 00:09:17.659 On the authority of Ibn Sirin, may God have mercy on him, he said: 00:09:17.659 --> 00:09:21.659 It is unfair to your brother that you mention the worst of what you know from him 00:09:21.659 --> 00:09:23.659 And he conceals his goodness 00:09:23.659 --> 00:09:27.009 Bakr Al-Muzani, may God have mercy on him, said 00:09:27.009 --> 00:09:33.009 If you see a man entrusted with people’s faults, forgetting his own faults 00:09:33.009 --> 00:09:36.009 They knew that he had deceived him 00:09:36.009 --> 00:09:40.259 Al-Fudayl bin Iyad, may God have mercy on him, said 00:09:40.259 --> 00:09:42.259 Maybe the man said 00:09:42.259 --> 00:09:45.259 There is no god but God 00:09:45.259 --> 00:09:49.299 Or Glory be to God, so I fear Hellfire for him 00:09:49.299 --> 00:09:52.389 It was said, how so? 00:09:52.389 --> 00:09:57.389 He said he was backbiting in front of him and he liked it 00:09:57.389 --> 00:10:01.389 He says there is no god but God 00:10:01.389 --> 00:10:03.389 This is not the place 00:10:03.389 --> 00:10:08.389 The place for this is to advise him in himself and say to him 00:10:08.389 --> 00:10:10.899 Fear God 00:10:10.899 --> 00:10:13.899 He said to Imam Ahmed, may God have mercy on him 00:10:13.899 --> 00:10:18.899 A man was granted permission by Ishaq bin Ibrahim for a thousand dirhams 00:10:18.899 --> 00:10:23.059 He said don't name us anyone 00:10:23.059 --> 00:10:25.159 He said, may God have mercy on him 00:10:25.159 --> 00:10:28.159 No one spoke to the people 00:10:28.159 --> 00:10:31.289 But he fell and his speech went away 00:10:31.289 --> 00:10:35.289 There was a man in Basra called Al-Aftas 00:10:35.289 --> 00:10:38.289 He was narrating about Al-Amash and the people 00:10:38.289 --> 00:10:40.289 He had councils 00:10:40.289 --> 00:10:42.289 The hadith is true 00:10:42.289 --> 00:10:46.289 However, no one was safe from his words 00:10:46.289 --> 00:10:49.289 So his talk and mention went away 00:10:49.289 --> 00:10:54.669 Al-Muwaffaq bin Qudamah, may God have mercy on him, said on the authority of one of the scholars of his time: 00:10:54.669 --> 00:10:58.669 Who is afflicted with tracking people's faults 00:10:58.669 --> 00:11:01.669 Especially knowledgeable and righteous people 00:11:01.669 --> 00:11:07.799 I thought that in the fatwa he would give precedence to his father and others 00:11:07.799 --> 00:11:14.929 Until I saw other fatwas from him in which there was a better and more correct answer 00:11:14.929 --> 00:11:17.929 I thought he was afflicted with that 00:11:17.929 --> 00:11:20.929 Because of his love, people make mistakes 00:11:20.929 --> 00:11:22.960 And his followers have their faults 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:26.960 It is not far-fetched for God to punish the servant for his sin 00:11:26.960 --> 00:11:32.990 He occupied much of his time responding to people's comments 00:11:32.990 --> 00:11:35.990 Reveal what is hidden from their sins 00:11:35.990 --> 00:11:38.990 And love to point out their shortcomings 00:11:38.990 --> 00:11:41.990 The servant does not attain the truth of faith 00:11:41.990 --> 00:11:45.990 So that he loves for people what he loves for himself 00:11:45.990 --> 00:11:49.179 Do you think he loves for himself after his death? 00:11:49.179 --> 00:11:52.179 Who stands up to reveal his failures? 00:11:52.179 --> 00:11:56.179 And his classifications are flawed and his mistakes are exposed 00:11:56.179 --> 00:11:59.409 And he doesn't like it for himself 00:11:59.409 --> 00:12:02.409 He should not like it for anyone else 00:12:02.409 --> 00:12:05.409 Especially for advanced imams 00:12:05.409 --> 00:12:08.409 And prominent scholars 00:12:08.409 --> 00:12:13.409 God Almighty showed him a sign in his departure from the truth 00:12:13.409 --> 00:12:17.720 In things that appear to those below him 00:12:17.720 --> 00:12:23.070 A life of peace between words and deeds