[Winter Conference 2023] The Bad Consequences of the Tongue – By Abdulilah Lahmami حفظه الله

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all creation—and may He extol the Messenger in the highest company of Angels, and grant him peace and security—likewise to his family, Companions, and true followers.

[23/12/2023] [SalafiPublications Winter Conference] The Bad Consequences of the Tongue – By Abdulilah Lahmami حفظه الله. Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.

Some points discussed during this lesson:

• Āyāt highlighting the reality that everything we utter is recorded and we will be questioned.
• The severity of speaking about Allāh without knowledge.
• Allāh’s warning against backbiting.
• The meaning of ghībah.
• Proof that ghībah is a major sin and will be punished in the grave.
• Using the tongue to enjoin good, forbid evil and recite the Qur’ān.
• Allāh’s defence of the Prophet ﷺ against the insults of the people.
• Shaykh ‘Ubayd al-Jābirī (رحمه الله) on the utmost ma’rūf and the worst of evil.
• The respect the Companions (رضى الله عنهم) had for each other.
• Statements from Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) regarding clinging to the Sunnah and staying away from bid’ah.
• Focusing on the quality, not quantity of our actions.
• Aḥadīth regarding safeguarding the tongue.
• The patience and steadfastness of the Prophets and Messengers.
• Abū Hurayrah’s (رضى الله عنه) beneficial use of his tongue.
• The reason the People of Tawḥīd and Ḥadīth are the happiest people.
• A statement that may land a person in the hellfire.
• The greatest weapon against Shayṭān.
• An appeal to take care of our homes/families.
• Shaykh Ibn Bāz (رحمه الله) on the reason family members will run away from each other on the Day of Resurrection.
• The limbs’ address to the tongue every morning.
• Encouragement to use our tongue beneficially by way of making du’ā.
• A warning against showing off.
• The du’ā taught to Shakl b. Ḥumayd (رضى الله عنه) when he asked the Messenger ﷺ  to teach him something to seek refuge from.
• Ibn Mas’ūd (رضى الله عنه) on the tongue needing to be imprisoned.
• A warning against oppression from the Qur’an and Sunnah.
• Imām al-Baghawī (رحمه الله) on the meaning of birr, taqwā, ithm and ‘udwān.
• The growth of the da’wah.

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