persuade or rather urge his Ummah to keep silent. Let’s listen to six blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم about the virtues of silence. 

1- The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: ‘Should I not tell you about the nicest and easiest deed?’ A blessed companion humbly said: ‘May my parents be sacrificed for you! Why not, please state.’ The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘It is good manners and prolonged silence; must adopt both of them because you cannot take any other act like them in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.’

2- The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Silence is the highest act of worship’. (Ibid, Hadees 3849)

3- The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘Silence is mandatory for the one who wants to stay safe’. (Musnad Abi Ya’la, vol. 3, pp. 271, Hadees 3595)

4- The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said: ‘The one who remains silent achieves salvation’. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 225, Hadees 2509)

5- The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: A bondman cannot achieve the reality of faith until he stops his tongue. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 5, pp. 55, Hadees 6523)

6- The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Good news is for the person who saves his excessive conversation and spends his extra wealth. (Al-Mu’jam-ul-Kabeer, vol. 5, pp. 72, Hadees 4616)

Dear Islamic sisters! Have you heard! Silence has a great many virtues. Keeping silent is a very nice deed. Keeping silent is the best act of worship. Keeping silent is a proof of safety. Keeping silent brings about salvation. Keeping silent is a source of attaining the reality of faith. So in order to attain the virtues which have been mentioned in these blessed Ahadees, protect your tongue and also give the mind-set to observe Qufl-e-Madinah of tongue