Shafi’i on Silence: Seek help in your words with silence, reflection

By / / Guarding the Tongue حفظ اللسان, Imam al-Shafi'i الإمام الشافعي, Manners الادب, Reason العقل, Reflection التفكر, Silence الصمت, Speech القول

Al-Rabia’ ibn Sulayman reported: Al-Shafi’i, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Seek help in speaking with silence, and in reasoning with reflection.”

Source: al-Fawāʼid wal-Akhbār 25

عن الرَّبِيع بْن سُلَيْمَان قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رحمه الله اسْتَعِينُوا عَلَى الْكَلامِ بِالصَّمْتِ وَعَلَى الاسْتِنْبَاطِ بِالْفِكْرِ

25 الفوائد والأخبار والحكايات

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