Poem: Meaningful Silence With Dhikr Is Better Than Meaningless Chatting

 💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 When asked why you're quiet, like your silence is a crime,
When some take your silent mode as a sign you're unkind,
Or they assume you're a snob while they're not worth your time,
Let them know, yes you can speak, but only when it's right -
To guide, teach, defend, rectify, remind, and advise.
~•~
Don't be from those who spread rumors, tell lies and backbite.
Don't disgrace yourself by having others' flaws described
Nor collect people's sins by dissing them from behind.
In gaining Allah's Love let your voice be utilized,
And beautify your speech with Dhikr and kind advice.
~•~
Have a mindset of knowing you can chat day and night
About different topics with whoever you liked,
But you hold back and get quiet around the wrong types
Who chill with you to gossip, betray or criticize.
Careful not to confide in the jealous and unwise.
~•~
📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak goodness or remain silent. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his neighbor. Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him honor his guest."
In another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam, “Let him not harm his neighbor.”
And in another narration, the Prophet SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, “Let him uphold family ties.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5672
Sahih Muslim 47
Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim
📖 Anas Ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "May Allah have mercy on a person who spoke rightly and was rewarded, or who was silent and remained safe."
Source: Shu’b Al-Imān 4579
Grade: Hasan (Fair) according to Al-Albani
📖 Mu'adh Ibn Jabal RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Verily, you will continue to be safe as long as you remain silent. If you speak, it will be recorded for you or against you."
Source: Al-Mu’jam Al-Kabīr 16591
Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi according to Al-Albani
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Poem: Avoid Toxic People Who Lie And Gossip

 💐 In The Name Of Allah The Most Gracious The Most Merciful

💌 Some people don't talk to strangers. I don't talk to snakes, 

Two-faced gossipmongers who play emotional games,

Who mess around with your goals, get your energy drained,

Who gossip about others and who threaten your faith.

~•~

With these toxic species, we only deteriorate 

And gain no value from their presence nor what they say.

Lies and passive-aggressive slurs are nonsense they state.

If they backbite, they likely diss us when we're away.

~•~

We're better off without foes dressed as "friends" who are fake,

Who use us for their selfish gains, lie, manipulate,

Scrutinize our lives to count flaws and mock our mistakes,

And when we thrive or evolve they got nothing to say.

~•~

So long as we have Allah guiding us night and day, 

While solitude is sweet chance to reflect, read and pray, 

And avoiding toxic people keeps our Imaan safe,

We can never feel incomplete, lonely and dismayed.

~•~

Spending time with Allah is worthier than with fakes 

Who are glued to dunya or who are glad they're astray.

Through contentment with Allah's Love, inner peace is gained.

Our good deeds, not people's praise, are what will surely stay.

~•~

📖 Anas ibn Malik RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "Three things follow a deceased person. Two of them return and one remains. His family, his wealth, and his deeds follow him (to the grave). His family and wealth return, but his deeds remain."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 6149

Sahih Muslim 2960

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

📖 AbdurRahman ibn Ghanm RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The best servants of Allah are those who remind you of Allah when they are seen. The worst servants of Allah are those who carry gossip, separating between loved ones and seeking misery for the innocent."

Source: Musnad Ahmed 17998

Grade: Hasan li ghayrihi according to Al-Arna’ut

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "The believer is not stung twice from the same hole."

Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari 5782

Sahih Muslim 2998

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (Authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

📖 Abu Huraira RadhiAllahu 'anhu narrated: Allah's noble Messenger Muhammad SallAllahu 'alaihi wa sallam said, "A man is upon the religion of his best friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends."

Source: Sunan At-Tirmidhi 2378

Grade: Sahih (Authentic) according to Al-Nawawi