Once an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young man was arrested. Days later the young man was proven innocent. After being released he sued the old man for wrongly accusing him. In the court the old man told the Judge: They were just comments, didnt harm anyone. The judge told the old man: Write all the things you said about him on a piece of paper. Cut them up and on the way home, throw the pieces of paper out. Tomorrow, come back to hear the sentence. Next day, the judge told the old man: Before receiving the sentence, you will have to go out and gather all the pieces of paper that you threw out yesterday. The old man said: I cant do that! The wind spread them and I wont know where to find them. The judge then replied: The same way, simple comments may destroy the honor of a man to such an extent that one is not able to fix it. If you cant speak well of someone, rather dont say anything. Lets all be masters of our mouths, so that we wont be slaves of our words. May Allaah subhanahu wa taala continue to guide our utterances, vision, thought and our entire affairs. Aameen
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 04:34:29 +0000