Etiquette of Speaking

A chapter translated into English excerpted from the Book "Al-Adhkar" of Imam Nawawi. This chapter is concerned with mentioning the recommended speeches as prayers, supplication, etc. and the forbidden ones as backbiting, gossiping, and slander, based on the Quranic and Prophetic tradition that command guarding the tongue from evil speech. This chapter was checked and verified by Sh. Salim al-Hilaali. In his verification, he provides a grade for each hadeeth and a discussion about the related hadith’s authenticity or weakness.

this book talk about definition of debate and its objectives; then describe briefly the causes of differences of opinion among people. After that, it will discuss the main principles and rules of debate. and conclude with the moral guidelines of debate., and containing the following elements: 1) Introduction to debate and its objectives. 2) The cause of differences in opinion between people. 3) A total explanation of rules of debate and its principles. 4) The explanation of its rules and characteristics.

In this book brother Mirza devotes a chapter to what is forbidden and disliked from speech, such as backbiting, gossiping, and slander. So he brings the evidences from the Qur’aan and Sunnah on the obligation of guarding the tongue from evil speech.

A book in English in which Dr. Saleh As-Saleh shows the approved length of the lower garment and mentions some forbidden acts such as backbiting, gossiping, and slander, based on proofs from the Quran and the Sunnah.

Allah (SWA) has blessed on his people with many things from those he gave Tongue. The main causes to throw people in the Fire of Hell is the evil reaping of the tongue, because with this one part of the body (i.e.the tongue) a person can indulge in more sin than with any other part. With it they can destroy all their good deeds. So if we can restrain the tongue, we will succeed in this World and in Hereafter.

The obligation of guarding the tongue as it is one of the graces of Allah on His slaves and guarding it is the reason of the safety of the slave in this world and the hereafter.Also it is a sign of the faith of the slave as the sincere slave utters only what is good to win the contentment of Allah .

The tongue is a double-edged sword so the person should guard it from diseases which destroy it

Limitations of fun in Islam as narrated from the Messenger (peace be upon him), the Companions and the righteous predecessors.

Various Prohibitions regarding Speech.

A book in Turkish highlights the significant positive and disastrous negative impacts of tongues. Thus whoever leaves it unleashed, the devils definitely pull it to each field of evilness. In this book, Hafiz Ibn Abi Ad-Dunia mentions some hadiths and sayings about tongue etiquette.