Let me begin with a story...
There w as once a king who saw in a dream💭 that all his teeth had fallen out. He called a dream-interpreter, told him what he saw in the dream💭, and asked him to interpret it.
When the interpreter heard the dream his complexion changed and he began to repeat, “Allah’s refuge is sought! Allah’s refuge is sought!” The king became worried and asked, “What is the interpretation of my dream?”
The interpreter said, “After many years pass, your wife👰 and children will die and you will be all alone in your kingdom!”
The king screamed, became furious, and began to hurl abuses and insults. He then ordered the interpreter be imprisoned and called another interpreter; related to him what he saw in the dream💭 and asked him for its interpretation.
The dream interpreter smiled and said, “Glad tidings, dear king!”
The king said, “What is the interpretation of the dream?”
The interpreter said, “It means you will live for very long-so long that you will be the last of your family to die, and you will remain a king your entire life.”
The king became very pleased, showered him with gifts and remained content with him whilst angry with the first dream interpreter.
♻If you contemplate, you will realize that both of the interpretations were the same, the difference was in the way in which the interpretation was conveyed. Hence, the tongue is the master.
When we are able to deliver our thoughts to others with beautiful manners, why then resort to horrible ones?
The Prophet Salalahu Alayhi wa Salaam said: “When the son of Adam wakes up in the morning,⛅ all of his body parts humble themselves in front of the tongue👅 and say, ‘Fear Allah with regards to our rights! Our well-being depends on you. If you remain upright, so shall we. If you become crooked, so shall we.” (Ahmed tirmidhi ) Use your tongue to gain Allah's love more than people’s love.
As they say, the tongue is a very soft part of the body, but can be sharper than a knife. As much as another saying goes, 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words won't hurt us' does not quite cut it when malicious rumors are spread.
Back to the post, yup! Agreed that presentation is the key. Hence our duas to Allah swt should always begin with praises to Him and salutations to the prophet(s) pbut before going on to our requests...
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