What do you say about the speech of the Salaf [being] more beneficial than our speech?
Tag: speech
Jealousy and hatred towards your brothers
And sadly, now you find some of the brothers refuting their brothers more than they refute the atheists – whose disbelief is apparent.
Good character and minimal speech
Abul-Qaasim was of sound ‘aqeedah, good character, and minimal speech; [in fact] there was no-one of his time comparable to him.
Eating too much
Indeed, a man will certainly become full from speech (talking too much), just as he will become full from food (eating too much).
Speaking about the religion without sound knowledge
Yoosuf as-Saa.igh narrated that [when] the people of innovation raised their heads and began debating [in matters of the religion], al-Mahdee – the ‘Abbaasid ruler – ordered the[m] people to refrain…
Engaged in supplicating to Allaah
I saw Taawoos and his companions; having prayed the ‘Asr [prayer], they faced the [direction of] the qiblah and did not speak to anyone, [each one instead individually engaged in] supplicating [to…
Characteristics of the people of faith
Praiseworthy characteristics are from beautiful actions, and good speech is [from] the characteristics of the people of faith.
‘The walls have ears’
If we changed the [famous] saying ‘the walls have ears’ to ‘the angels write [everything]’, we would certainly produce a generation which only fears Allaah, and is conscious of Allaah in their speech…
He who speaks, laughs and jokes much
He who speaks much, laughs much and jokes much, then his dignity and respect is reduced, and he who persists in [doing] something, becomes known by it.
His general speech
Such was [the case of] Ibn Seereen, that his speech in general was [peppered with] سبحان الله و بحمده سبحان الله العظيم.