354 - اللّغو

354. VAIN TALK

1629 - اللَّغوُ

1629. Vain Talk

(وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغْوِ مُعْرِضُونَ) .¹

"Who avoid vain talk." ²

(وَالَّذِينَ لا يَشْهَدُونَ الزُّورَ وَإِذا مَرُّوا بِاللَّغْوِ مَرُّوا كِرَاماً) .³

"Those who do not give false testimony, and when they come upon vain talk, pass by nobly." ⁴

(اُنظر) مريم : 62 والقصص : 55 ولقمان : 6 والمدّثّر : 45 والنبأ : 35 .

(See also: Qur'an 19:62, 28:55, 41:6, 74:45, 78:35)

5683.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أعظَمُ النّاسِ قَدراً مَن تَركَ ما لا يَعنيهِ .⁵

5683.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worthiest person is he who leaves whatever does not concern him.' ⁶

5684.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : كُلُّ قَولٍ لَيسَ للَّهِ فيهِ ذِكرٌ فلَغوٌ .⁷

5684.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Any talk that does not have the remembrance of Allah therein is vain.' ⁸

5685.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا تَعَرَّضْ لِما لا يَعنيكَ بِتَركِ ما يَعنيكَ .⁹

5685.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Do not interfere with things that do not concern you by abandoning things that do concern you.' ¹⁰

5686.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام - مِن كِتابٍ لَهُ إلى‏ عبدِاللَّهِ بنِ العبّاسِ - : أمّا بَعدُ، فاطلُبْ ما يَعنيكَ واترُكْ ما لا يَعنيكَ ؛ فإنّ في تَركِ ما لا يَعنيكَ دَركَ ما يَعنيكَ .¹¹

5686. Imam Ali (AS), in a letter he wrote to Abdullah b. Abbas, said, 'Seek what concerns you and leave whatever does not concern you, for in leaving that which does not concern you, you will perceive the things that do concern you.' ¹²

5687.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام - في قولهِ تعالى‏ : (والّذينَ هُمْ عَنِ اللَّغوِ مُعْرِضونَ) - : هُو أن يَتَقَوّلَ الرّجُلُ علَيكَ بالباطِلِ ، أو يأتِيَكَ بما لَيسَ فيكَ ، فتُعرِضَ عَنهُ للَّهِ .
وفي روايةٍ اُخرى‏ : إنّهُ الغِناءُ والمَلاهي .¹³

5687. Imam al-Sadiq (AS), with regard to Allah's verse in the Qur'an: "Who avoid vain talk", said, 'It means that when someone fabricates falsities about you or says something about you that is not true and you turn away from it for the sake of Allah.'

1628 - سَلامَةُ الإنسانِ في حِفظِ اللِّسانِ‏

1628. THE SAFETY OF A PERSON LIES

5670.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : سَلامَةُ الإنسانِ في حِفظِ اللِّسانِ .¹

5670.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The safety of a person lies in guarding his tongue.' ²

5671.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إذا أصبَحَ ابنُ آدمَ فإنّ الأعضاءَ كُلَّها تُكَفِّرُ اللِّسانَ ، فتَقولُ : اِتَّقِ اللَّهَ فِينا فإنّما نَحنُ بِكَ؛ فإنِ استَقَمتَ استَقَمنا ، وإنِ اعوَجَجْتَ اعوَجَجْنا .³

5671.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'When a person wakes up in the morning his body parts will plead to the tongue, saying, 'Fear Allah for us, as we depend on you; if you are steadfast we are steadfast, and if you are crooked we are crooked.' ⁴

5672.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا يَسلَمُ أحَدٌ مِن الذُّنوبِ حتّى‏ يَخزُنَ لِسانَهُ .⁵

5672.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'No person will be safe from sins until he guards his tongue.' ⁶

5673.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما عَمِلَ مَن لَم يَحفَظْ لِسانَهُ.⁷

5673.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'He who does not guard his tongue has not performed any actions.' ⁸

5674.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: بَلاءُ الإنسانِ مِن اللِّسانِ .⁹

5674.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The calamity of a person is from his own tongue.' ¹⁰

5675.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أمسِكْ لِسانَكَ ؛ فإنّها صَدَقَةٌ تَصَّدَّقُ بها على‏ نَفسِكَ .¹¹

5675.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Hold your tongue, for it is a charity that you donate to yourself.' ¹²

5676.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : مَن حَفِظَ لِسانَهُ سَتَرَ اللَّهُ عَورَتَهُ .¹³

5676.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Allah will conceal the faults of he who guards his tongue.' ¹⁴

5677.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ضَربُ اللِّسانِ أشَدُّ مِن ضَربِ السِّنانِ .¹⁵

5677.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The strike of a tongue is harsher than the assault of an arrowhead.' ¹⁶

5678.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اللِّسانُ سَبُعٌ ، إن خُلِّيَ عَنهُ عَقَرَ .¹⁷

5678.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The tongue is a wild beast, if it is left alone it will slay.' ¹⁸

5679.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما مِن شي‏ءٍ أحَقَّ بطُولِ السِّجنِ مِن اللِّسانِ .¹⁹

5679.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is nothing that deserves long imprisonment more than the tongue.' ²⁰

5680.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَقد قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: «لا يَستَقيمُ إيمانُ عَبدٍ حتّى‏ يَستَقيمَ قَلبُهُ ، ولا يَستَقيمُ قَلبُهُ حتّى‏ يَستَقيمَ لِسانُهُ» فمَنِ استَطاعَ مِنكُم أن يَلقَى اللَّهَ تعالى‏ وهُو نَقِيُّ الرّاحَةِ مِن دِماءِ المُسلمينَ وأموالِهِم ، سَليمُ اللِّسانِ مِن أعراضِهِم ، فلْيَفعَلْ .²¹

5680.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) has said, 'The faith of a worshipper will not be upright until his heart is upright, and his heart will not be upright until his tongue is upright.' So, whoever from among you is able to meet his Lord being pure at ease from the blood and property of Muslims and their money, and his tongue free from their honour, then they should do so.' ²²

5681.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لِسانُ العاقِلِ وَراءَ قَلبِهِ ، وقَلبُ الأحمَقِ وَراءَ لِسانِهِ .²³

5681.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The tongue of an intelligent man is behind his heart and the heart of a fool is behind his tongue.' ²⁴

5682.الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ هذا اللِّسانَ مِفتاحُ كلِّ خَيرٍ وشَرٍّ ، فيَنبَغي للمؤمنِ أن يَختِمَ على‏ لِسانِهِ كَما يَختِمُ على‏ ذَهَبِهِ وفِضَّتِهِ .²⁵

5682.Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'This tongue is the key to all good and evil, so a believer must seal his tongue like he seals his gold and silver.' ²⁶