09-23-2007, 11:19 AM
Bismillah
Praise be to Allah Lord of the Worlds, King of the Kings Owner of Skies and earth and what is between, peace and prayers be upon His final Messenger and prophet Mohamed and all other messengers and prophets.
For more explanation on the issue of pointless talking, Allah Sobhanhu wa Ta`laa Say in Quran:
“And follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one's saying: "I have seen," while in fact he has not seen, or "I have heard," while he has not heard). Verily! The hearing, and the sight, and the heart, of each of those you will be questioned (by Allah).” (Quran 17:36)
Still on the talking issue, if we connect the previous context with this noble Ayah, mankind is held accountable – by virtue of the above Ayah – through the hearing, sight, and heart. In order to pass this accountability as safe as possible, it becomes essential to evade pointless talk that stands as basis of course for what is heard, seen or kept in the heart. Come to think about it, pointless talk does have a major impact on the heart, it makes the heart turn heavy, inattentive, difficult to maintain dhikr, and filled with darkness. This influence extends to affect the whole body. But where does it start? It starts with indulging in or listening to pointless talk.
A reader might see that we are jumping between topics and failing to maintain a theme. However, if you take an indepth look, you will find that calling for good and forbiding evil falls under talking. That is why we saw to interrelate those posts in such order.
May Allah Accept