The thing inside two gates

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Assalaamu alaykum

I pray that you are well.

How many people we know who we just love to be around them, we look forward to see them time and time again. They have many kind words to say about people and they always make du'a for you, they uplift you, their tongues are moist with remembrance of Allah. How many people we know who we stay away from. These are the people who are so negative about the world and they discourage you in so many ways, their tongues are moist with gossips and impolite or harsh words.

The tongue can be the most dangerous thing for us and the most beneficial thing for us. This small, yet amazing creation, is our ambassador. It can do beautiful things for us and it can do evil for us. It is a very important element in our lives and our personality. It is a weapon more powerful than the guns. A person will say a word and Allah is pleased with him until the Day of Judgment and a person will say one word and Allah is angry with him until the Day of Judgment. Ibn Qayyum said Allah created us so that, the normal situation is that we don't talk. We need to initiate the talk unlike the ear, we don't initiate the hearing and we hear everything unless we block our ears. Allah made guards for the tongue which He did not make it with other senses. We have direct access to smell and touch. But Allah created 2 gates--teeth and lips--which need to be opened before we can talk. So we have time to think either to bring forth beautiful words or ugly words before we open the gates.

The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Let one who believes in God and the next world speak good or remain silent." There is nothing we say that the two angels who Allah have appointed to accompany us all the time not write it down. Keep the tongue inside if there is nothing good to say. There is nothing to control the tongue other than the fear of Allah.

And Allah knows best.

May Allah grant us beautiful speech. Ameen.