اللِّسانُ

THE TONGUE

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2– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Eloquence of the tongue is a person’s capital.’
[Jami`a al-Akhbar, p. 247, no. 631]

3– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘When a person wakes up in the morning his body parts remit to the tongue their sins, saying, ‘Fear Allah for us, as we depend on you; if you are steadfast we are steadfast, and if you are crooked we are crooked.’
[Sahih al-Tirmidhi, no. 2407]

4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The tongue is a human’s scale.’
[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1282]

5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The core of a human is his tongue and his intellect is his religion.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 56, no. 119]

6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Speak and you will be known, for a person is hidden under his tongue.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 392]

7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your tongue is the interpreter of your intellect.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 231, no. 2]

8– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The Prophet (SAWA) has said, ‘The faith of a worshipper will not be upright until his heart is upright, and his heart will not be upright until his tongue is upright.’ So, whoever from among you is able to meet his Lord being pure at ease from the blood and property of Muslims and their money, and your tongue free from their honour, then they should do so.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 176]

9– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The tongue of an intelligent man is behind his heart and the heart of a fool is behind his tongue.’
[Nahj al- Balagha, Saying 40]

10– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘This tongue is the key to all good and evil, so a believer must seal his tongue like he seals his gold and silver.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 298]

11– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The safety of a person lies in guarding his tongue.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 286, no. 42]

12– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘No person will be safe from sins until he guards his tongue.’
[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 298]

13– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who does not guard his tongue has not performed any actions.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 77, p. 85, no. 3]

14– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The calamity of a person is from his own tongue.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 286, no. 42]

15– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Hold your tongue, for it is a charity that you donate to yourself.’
[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 114, no. 7]

16– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah will conceal the faults of he who guards his tongue.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 283, no. 36]

17– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The assault of a tongue is harsher than the assault of an arrowhead.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 286, no. 42]

18– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The tongue is a wild beast, if it is left alone it will slay.’
[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 60]

19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There is nothing that deserves long imprisonment more than the tongue.’
[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 71, p. 277, no. 11]