Daily Hadith Tue 02-Mar-2010 - 17 Rabbi al-Awwal 1431 حديث اليوم
The Prohibition of Backbiting and the Commandment of Guarding one's Tongue
Abu Abdur-Rahman Bilal bin Al-Harith Al-Muzani (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "A man speaks a good word without knowing its worth, Allah records for him His Good Pleasure till the day he will meet Him; and a man utters an evil word without realizing its importance, Allah records for him His displeasure till the day he will meet Him."[Imam Malik and At-Tirmidhi].


Commentary:
This Hadith tells us a fact which can be observed in our everyday life. Sometimes a person utters a good sentence which pleases an individual and he reforms himself or holds himself from doing something wrong. Such a sentence or utterance is highly rewarded by Allah. Similarly, sometime a person utters a mischievous sentence, the ruinous effects of which he does not realize. This utterance hurts someone's feelings and leads him to sin and evil. Almighty Allah is displeased with such a person. The lesson that this Hadith has for us is that one should strictly guard his speech and weigh his words to avoid Allah's Wrath.
254/1516 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
باب تحريم الغيبة والأمر بحفظ اللسان
وعَنْ أبي عَبْدِ الرَّحمنِ بِلال بنِ الحارثِ المُزنيِّ رضي اللَّه عَنْهُ أنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّه صَلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم قالَ : « إنَّ الرَّجُلَ ليَتَكَلَّمُ بالْكَلِمَةِ مِنْ رِضْوانِ اللَّهِ تَعالى ما كَانَ يَظُنُّ أنْ تَبْلُغَ مَا بلَغَتْ يكْتُبُ اللَّه اللَّه بهَا رِضْوَانَهُ إلى يَوْمِ يلْقَاهُ ، وَإنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَتَكَلَّمُ بالكَلِمةِ مِنْ سَخَطِ اللَّه مَا كَانَ يظُنُّ أن تَبْلُغَ ما بلَغَتْ يكْتُبُ اللَّه لَهُ بهَا سَخَطَهُ إلى يَوْمِ يلْقَاهُ ».رواهُ مالك في « المُوطَّإِ » والترمذي وقال :حديثٌ حسنٌ صحيحٌ .
1516/254 - رياض الصالحين
Tue 02-Mar-2010 - 17 Rabbi al-Awwal 1431