Ask hibakidz – I keep hurting people with my tongue

Assalamu Alaikum!

My name is Haniya. Please tell me how to be more patient. My tongue keeps hurting people.

Walaikum Assalam!

Dear Haniya,

Your concern is very important as Prophet Muhammad (sa) said: “He who believes in Allah (swt) and the Last Day should either say what is good or better keep silence.” (Bukhari)

There is nothing that deserves to be more imprisoned than the tongue, because when a word comes out, it is like an arrow that leaves the bow and cannot be taken back. It hurts someone’s heart, and a bad deed is written for us in our book of deeds.

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