Hadiths on Manners of Speaking and Keeping Silent

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32 explained prophetic hadiths on "Manners of Speaking and Keeping Silent": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category counts 32 hadiths on the manners of speech, 23 related directly and one subcategory on forbidden utterances and tongue evils. The themes covered are backbiting and its definition, the word that plunges into Hellfire farther than the distance between the east and the west, lying to make people laugh, and curses that rebound. The category also includes: “When a man loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him”.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Manners of Speaking and Keeping Silent

Authentic A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand Muslims are safe, and a Muhājir (emigrant) is the one who abandons what Allah has forbidden Authentic When a man loves his brother, he should tell him that he loves him Authentic hadith Who is that who swears that I will not forgive so-and-so? Indeed, I have forgiven him and rendered worthless your deeds Authentic hadith One may utter a word thoughtlessly and, as a result of this, he will fall down into Hellfire for a distance greater than the distance between the east Authentic hadith When the son of Adam gets up in the morning, all of his body organs humble themselves before the tongue, and say: Fear Allah concerning us! For indeed Authentic I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is salvation? He said: "Control your tongue, abide in your house, and weep over your sin Sahih/Authentic with its two versions A person may utter a word pleasing to Allah, the Almighty, without considering it of any significance, and because of it Allah raises his ranks; and a Authentic Do you know what backbiting is?" They said: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He said: "It is to say of your brother what he dislikes Authentic There is nothing heavier on the believer's scale on the Day of Judgment than good morals. Indeed, Allah detests the one who is indecent and foulmouthe Authentic hadith It is one of the major sins when a man abuses his parents. It was asked: Would a man ever abuse his parents? He replied: Yes. He abuses the father of Good hadith Woe to him who speaks and tells lies so as to make people laugh thereby. Woe to him! Woe to him! Authentic hadith None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so he may do more good; or he is an evildoer, so he may give up evil deeds Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man praising another and exaggerating in his praise, whereupon he said: You have rui Authentic hadith Woe unto you! You have cut the neck of your companion Authentic hadith The most despicable name in the sight of Allah is that of a man named the King of kings. There is no king but Allah Authentic An oath is a means for selling a commodity and a means for destroying the profit Authentic Whoever swears by Al-Lāt and Al-‘Uzza should say: 'There is no god but Allah'. And whoever says to his companion 'Come and gamble with me' should give Authentic “There are four (traits); whoever has them is a sheer hypocrite, and whoever has one trait of them has one of the traits of hypocrisy until he gives i Authentic A believer is not a slanderer, nor a curser, nor a person who speaks obscenely, nor a person who uses foul language Authentic Do not curse him, for by Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His Messenger Authentic Any person who says to his brother: O disbeliever, it will, indeed, fall upon one of them; if he is as he said, or else it will return to him Authentic Allah Almighty said: The son of Adam hurts Me by cursing time, while I am time. The matter is in My Hands, I alternate the night and the day Authentic hadith It does not befit the truthful one to frequently curse others Good hadith Do not curse one another, invoking the curse of Allah or His wrath or the fire of Hell Authentic hadith When a person curses something, the curse ascends to heaven and the gates of heaven are closed against it. Then it descends to earth and its gates are Authentic hadith Unload it and set it free, for it is cursed Authentic hadith Let the she-camel upon which curse has been invoked not accompany us Authentic hadith If a man says: People are ruined, he himself will be the most ruined among them all Authentic hadith When two people insult each other, the one who started will be the sinner until the oppressed exceeds the limits Authentic hadith Do not curse the rooster, for indeed it awakens (people) for prayer Authentic hadith Do not curse the fever, for it removes the sins of the children of Adam the same way the bellows remove the impurities of iron Authentic hadith Do not call a hypocrite a master, for if he is a master, you will have angered your Almighty Lord
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اللهم صل على محمد O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ