In
The Name Of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful
Assalaamu
Alaykum Wa Rahmatuallahi wa barakatuhu
Abu
Hurairah (Radhiallahu anhu) who said that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu alaihi wasallam)
said, "The trustworthy ones in every generation will carry this knowledge.
They will remove from it the distortions of the excessive ones, the false
claims of the liars and the false interpretations of the ignorant people."
[Takhreej: Majmoo al-Fatawa of Ibn Taymiyyah (15/298), ar-Rawd al-Basim of Ibn
al-Wazeer al-Yamaani(1/21-23),Takhreej ul-Mishkaat of al-Albanee(1/82-83,
no.248),Hadiyy] (Thahdheeb Sharaf Ashaabul-Hadeeth of al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee
[p.57-58])
When
a word is spoken, it has taken control of him; but when it is not spoken, he is
in control of it."
"The
tongue of the intelligent is behind his heart: when he wishes to speak he first
refers to the heart and if it is befitting that he speak, he does, otherwise he
does not. The heart of the ignoramus is on the tip of his tongue: whatever
comes to it, he speaks. The one who does not preserve his tongue has not
understood his religion."
[Taken
from: Rifqan Ahlus-Sunnah bi Ahlis-Sunnah by Shaykh `Abdul-Muhsin al-`Abbaad in
which he quotes from Imaam ibn Hibaan and his book "Rawdat-ul-`Uqalaa wa
Nuzhat-ul-Fudalaa"]
We
should only speak when we know there is benefit in it.And the benefit over
powers the harm from it.
"...Many
times, I have regretted speaking, my son, but I have never regretted remaining
silent." ~ Luqman
Imaam
Abu Haatim ibn Hibban (d.354H) (Rahimahullâh) said:
"It
is obligatory upon the intelligent to adhere resolutely to silence until he
must speak. Frequently will the one who speaks later regret! Rare will it be
that the one who remains silent have a cause to regret! The people who will
have the most misery and greatest misfortune are those with unrestrained
tongues and encased hearts."
"It
is obligatory upon the intelligent to treat his ears and mouth fairly. He
should know that he was given two ears and one mouth so that he may listen more
than he speaks, for it may well be that when he speaks, he will regret, and
when he does not speak, he will have no cause to regret. Man is more able to
return to its place what he did not say as compared to returning and retracting
what he has actually said. we have to realize what Prophet Sallallahu alayhi
wasallam said about such situation,O People, no prophet or apostle will come
after me, and no new faith will be born. Reason well, therefore, O People, and
understand my words which I convey to you. I leave behind me two things, the
Qur'an and my Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray.
Abu
'Abdillaah Ibn Battah (rahimahullaah) said: "I heard Abu Muhammad
Al-Barbahaaree say: 'Sitting in order to advise sincerely is to open the door
of benefit and sitting in order to debate is to close the doors of
benefit.'"
Imâm
Al-Hasan Al-Basrî (Rahimahullâh) Said,”The wise man does not argue or seek to
overcome with stratagem rather he propagates his wisdom. If it is accepted he
praises Allaah and if it is rejected he praises Allaah”
Allah
knows best