Monday, May 29, 2006


Maybe I should shut up.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

I know, I know, worldwide, there is probably a chorus going, either: "Yeah, maybe you should!", or: "You think?"

Well, now.

I can really relate to that old John Mayer song, "My Stupid Mouth" (title is self-explanatory).

"How could I forget?
Mama said, 'Think before speaking'
No filter in my head
Oh what's a boy to do?
I guess he better find one soon..."

So yes. Me. And my stupid mouth.

Not that my mouth is stupid by design. It's just that the person temporarily owning the mouth has some trouble relating what's going on in her head with what needs to be heard.

Islam's solution is simple:

""Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak what is good or remain silent.18 Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should honour his neighbour. Whoever believe Allah and the Last Day should honour the guest."

(related by Abu Hurairah)

Ouch.

Now.

Putting words into practice is hard stuff. Allah knows. Which is why He created -- to use my creative term -- hard stuff: to test those of faith.

Ujian itu adalah kaffarah.

Ingat selalu.

Yes. This past week and a half has been fine example of how speaking without thinking/heartlessly/needlessly = awful.

Hoih.

And as for regarding other vices of mine:

"Part of the excellence of a man's Islam is his leaving alone what does not concern him."10

(related by At-Tirmizi and Ibn Majah)

"Stay with what I have left you [without asking for more]. Those before you were destroyed by their excessive questioning15 and their disagreeing with their Prophets."

(related by Abu Hurairah)

Double ouch.

Other sound hadith available here.

Forgive the dearth of words. Finals coming up. Can't think much. Hopefully can think straight. And refrain from chewing on cashews and Thai coffee-nuts. Hoho.

Wassalamu'alaik.

this has been a rant by Syazwina Saw at 9:47 pm

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