assalaamu alaikum rahmathullahi wa barakathahu dear brothers n sisters in islam..how many of us use our words r talk n then think? how many of us just burst in anger after cooling down feeling regretted of own words.? if yes..u feel the same then read below message n think how a tongue can change the entire situation towards good to bad...n bad to good... When Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan sent Busr ibn Artaah to the Hamdan Tribe to rule, Busr ibn Artaah exercised so much oppression and committed so many crimes that no one dared to object. At this time, a brave lady called Sawdah went to Sham (Syria) to defend the sacred religion and the people. When Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan was informed of her arrival, he was surprised. He said that he was trying to arrest her with no results. Now she had gone there on her own. He admitted her to the court. When she entered, she bitterly greeted Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan said: See! You had to come and greet me. Sawdah replied: Do not be proud of your rule. There is a term for everything. It will soon end. Do not be so attached to your position since it will not last. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan said: O Sawdah! Do you remember the days of war when you sang heroic poetry among the soldiers of Imam Ali? What was your goal then? Was it not my destruction? Sing them now. Sawdah said: Your oppression has made me forget everything. Now I have come to complain against the oppression of Busr ibn Artaah. He has oppressed us. He has confiscated the peoples property, and has murdered the men. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan said: Now I will send you to him to treat you as he pleases. Then Sawdah said: May Allah (SWT) bless the pure body that is buried, with whom justice was buried too. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan said: Whom are you referring to? Sawdah replied: I am referring to my Master, Imam Ali (as). You should know that I had a similar complaint that I expressed to Imam Ali (as) before. Imam Ali (as) was a lone and wanted to start his prayers. When he noticed me, he asked the reason. When I told him that I had come to complain against his governor, he touched his beard and his eyes overflowed with tears and he said: O Allah (SWT)! Be a witness that I did not send my governor to oppress your servants. He then wrote the order to fire the governor and handed it to me. Now you threaten me instead of considering my complaint. This is the difference between Imam Ali (as) and you. Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan got upset and wrote a letter to Busr ibn Artaah to stop his crimes and acts of oppression. Thus, we can see that the tongue can be used as an effective tool. It is so effective that it can even be used to change the views of a cruel man such as Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan. Then Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan said: It was Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib who made you too proud by saying: If I were the gatekeeper of Heaven I will tell the Bani Hamdan tribe to safely enter Heaven. ##### Allah (SWT) the Exalted said in Noble Quran: There is no good in most of their secret counsels except (in his) who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between people and whoever does this seeking Allahs pleasure, We will give him a mighty reward. [Sura An-Nisa 4:114]#### ####Prophet Muhammad (saw) said: The destruction of man lies in three (things): his stomach, his lusts, and his tongue.## May Allah grant us wisdom to think properly n express towards best...aameen...
Posted on: Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:49:52 +0000