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Ramadan 2020 – Day 24: Vulgarity
“The first sin the Prophet ﷺ warned against while fasting is vulgarity. Let us observe the fast of the tongue by avoiding all obscenity.” – Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq
Ramadan 2020 – Day 24: Vulgarity
Tag: Tongue
Ramadan 2019 – Day 18: Vulgarity
The first sin the Prophet ﷺ warned against while fasting is vulgarity. Let us observe the fast of the tongue by avoiding all obscenity.
Ramadan 2018 – Day 20: Bad Speech
Fasting involves passively avoiding food and drink but actively avoiding bad speech.
Ramadan 2018 – Day 14: The Harder Task
Sins of the mind, heart and tongue are harder to refrain from than sins of the limbs.
Does your Tongue Betray Your Heart?
A state is a a condition or way of being that exists at a particular time. A state is all encompassing. For example, when a person is in a state of joy, fear or anxiety they are overcome by that particular state. Hajj and fasting are both states. We should be overcome by the states… Continue reading Does your Tongue Betray Your Heart?
Ramadan Day 21
Ramadan Day 21: An alim (scholar) was asked ‘How do you learn to control your tongue?’. His reply was amazing. He said ‘My way of controllingmy tongue is as follows; whenever my nafs tells me to speak, I remain silent. Whenever my nafs tells me to remain silent, I speak’.
When to Speak
An alim said that whenever the nafs tell me to speak that I know that is when I should keep quiet. Whenever the nafs tell me to remain quiet, I know that is when I should speak. [This short excerpt is based on a spiritual gathering held by Shaykh Riyadh ul Haq on 17th April… Continue reading When to Speak
Mouthpiece of the Heart
The tongue is the mouthpiece of the heart; whatever is in the heart will be revealed through the tongue. When a person is calm he can maintain a facade, however the moment he becomes angry, passionate or embroiled in an argument, his tongue will reveal what is truly in his heart. If a person does… Continue reading Mouthpiece of the Heart
Constancy in Silence
Allah سبحانه وتعالى says in the Holy Qu’ran: مَا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌ Not a word he utters but there is a watcher ready. [Surah Qaaf 50:18] For every word that we utter, an angel is ever-eager to record it. We should act on everything that we learn, especially with regard to… Continue reading Constancy in Silence