In this course, you will learn the importance of protecting oneself from harmful speech before critically examining sixty cases of religiously harmful or dangerous speech, with practical day-to-day applications and references from the Prophet’s own teaching and practice. The course closes with a discussion on positive speech, as exemplified in the conduct of Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace).
- Teacher: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
This course is based on the discussion on “The Pitfalls of the Tongue” from al-Tariqa al-Muhammadiyya (The Path of Muhammad) a classic manual of Muslim practice by the famed Ottoman scholar Imam Muhammad al-Birgivi. This sacred legal masterpiece focuses on the method and practice of attaining mindfulness (taqwa) through the application of the Qur’an and Sunna. Critically, this work contains extensive discussions of the destructive qualities of the various limbs -- the heart, tongue, ears, genitals, eyes, and sins associated from the whole body.
- The importance of holding one’s tongue
- The issues related to sixty key aspects of holding one’s tongue
- Key hadith encouraging restraining one’s tongue
- How to maintain positive speech
The key to changing your life is restraining your tongue and learning positive, beneficial speech. In this course, Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Ustadh Amjad Tarsin explore the guidance of the Quran and Sunna regarding:
(1) the importance of restraining one’s speech and avoiding negative words;
(2) the transformative impact of “saying only the good” and “saying good or remaining silent.”
(3) the five key sins of speech: what they are, and how to avoid them;
(4) the sunnas of positive, beneficial speech.
- Teacher: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
- Teacher: Ustadh Amjad Tarsin
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Realize the importance of preserving the tongue.
- Appreciate the transformative impact of positive speech.
- Explain how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed himself through positive and beneficial speech.
- Discuss the five key sins of speech and how to avoid them.