Tenth: Silence

He, peace and blessings be upon him and his progeny, said: ((Whoever remains silent saves himself)), and it was said that the slave when he remains silence, his heart will speak and Allah, exalted be He, will enlighten him, and the slave will be busy doing the deeds of obedience, and he will remember and contemplate. One of its benefits and advantages is safety from what was spread and unfolded between people and creatures, except these who are protected by Allah, exalted be He, and they are too few. It is to commit backbiting and to be filthy-stained with the disease of the tale-bearing. This is because these two malicious matters, especially tale-bearing, are very hard to be avoided by he who hardly keeps quiet. There is no doubt that they are considered from the major deeds of disobedience. This is because it is something that is mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, and so many stories mentioned it. And we have received from the righteous ancestors evidence that praise avoiding them, and threaten and warn the one who does them by the way that cannot be stood. Therefore, we seek refuge from Allah from the mistakes of the tongue and the errors that is caused by forgetfulness.