‘Umar b. Al-Khattāb once entered upon Abū Bakr – Allāh be pleased with them both – and found him pulling at his tongue. He said, “Oh, what are you doing?” Abū Bakr replied, “It is this (i.e my speech) that has brought me so much trouble.”
Mālik, Al-Muatta 2:988
Related Links:
- The Dangers of the Togue – Abu Uwais Abdullaah ‘Alee rahimahullah (Transcribed Lecture)
- Guarding the Tongue – Imaam Abu Zakariyaa Yahyaa bin Sharaf An-Nawawee
Before you is a chapter from the great book “Al-Adhkaar” of the great scholar of the seventh century, Abu Zaakariyaa Yahyaa bin Sharaf An-Nawawee. This is a very beneficial chapter entitled “Hifdh-ul-Lisaan” [Guarding the Tongue]
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