Ramadan 2018 quotes Archives - Al Kawthar Academy

Ramadan 2018 – Day 20: Bad Speech

Fasting involves passively avoiding food and drink but actively avoiding bad speech.

Fasting makes a person conscious of Allāh. When a person is conscious of Allāh, he will be cautious of Allāh. This is Taqwá.

The purpose of fasting is to create Taqwá. The route to Taqwá is purity of speech.

A true fast is also of the heart and mind: to observed a true fast you do not entertain any thoughts or feelings which are harām.

It is easy to abstain from food but avoiding a slip of the tongue is difficult. Ramaḍān is a good time to practice silence.