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The good word and its effect on the souls

Dr..

Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al-Haddad

October 16, 2020

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the State and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect and bless him, will remain a beacon that leads his Arab and Islamic nation and ancient people to every human perfection. As he is an economist, he is wise as he is knowledgeable, and I do not indicate the multiplicity of his various talents from the extreme wisdom with which he tweeted last week: “Our words represent our morals, our values ​​and our vision… Our words represent our homelands .. to honor our homelands.”

He seeks the good word that leads people to a sound coexistence and straight approach, this kind word that was sent by the prophets and messengers, and on it the past predecessors were used, and its light is almost faded in this technically continuous world, so it is easy to embarrassment and delve into what is meant and what does not mean, because there is no censor The subjectivity of the word, and the weakness of the guardianship over the word, under the pretext of freedom of opinion, despite the inaccuracy of this theory in reality, because of the speech that is injurious and influential to the reader, in addition to what is intended, and such a thing does not approve a mind or a law, so our Lord, Glory be to Him, says: Say to people Well, and he says: “Do not argue with the people of the Book except for what is better. To un-good speech, and thus tensions and quarrels occur, and as the poet says: the principle of war is speech.

The good word is a great asset in social interaction, and it is the one that achieves people's goals, and gains sympathy and compassion. The good word is the creation of Islam that the Prophet, may blessings and peace be upon him, brought and was sent to fulfill the honorable morals, and he used to say: “A good word is charity, and every step you take To the mosque is charity », meaning you receive a reward for it;

Because it pleases the listener and explains the chest, and it may not change reality, as he said in another hadith: “There is no contagion, nor a bird, and I like the verb: the good word, the good word.”

And he says: “In the son of Adam there are sixty and three pallets, a bone or a joint. Each day there is almsgiving.

So see how the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and his family, made the good word at the heart of the good deeds that a person must draw close to his Master, thanks for his blessings upon him if he becomes sound and healthy, for this is the approach of Islam that we honor and create with its morals, so we must all our words be good and benefit us With our Lord, and we live in it lovingly with those around us.

Moreover, if we maintain good words, we protect ourselves from the obscurity of the word that, if it comes out of the mouth, is not measured, and its consequences are great, so it will be blamed for it, for it is for you as long as it does not come out of you. Fire is on their faces, or on their noses, except for the harvest of their tongues. ”And as the poet said:

Keep your tongue, O man * It does not bite you, it is a snake

How many in the graves of the slain of his tongue * She was afraid to meet the brave

Therefore, the Chosen One, may blessings and peace be upon him, urged his nation by saying: “Whoever believes in God and the Last Day, let him say it is good or let it be silent.”

All this indicates the danger and importance of the word, and this is what our great, inspiring and successful sheikh tweeted, saying: “The man’s honor is in his word… the religion of man is in a word… the beginning of creation was with a word… the doors of heaven are opened with words… the locks of hearts are broken with words .. "Minds rise by the beautiful word .. Souls and determination are sharpened with a sincere word .. Our words represent our morals, values, and visibility."

Let us make our speeches ours, not against us, and let our speech be balanced and elegant, so that we are safe from the impartiality of the word, and as Salih bin Abdul Quddus said in his ruling:

And save your tongue and beware of his pronouncement * for a person is blessed with the tongue and corrupted

Weight of speech if you utter and do not * be talkative in every club you address

May God preserve and bless him and his family, his people and his nation.

«Senior Muftiin Director of the Ifta Department in Dubai»

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