LessonsCharacter, trust, and mutual care (Hadith 31–36)Quiz

الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ.

Arabic word or phraseMeaning
الْمُسْلِمُthe Muslim
مَنْone who
سَلِمَwas safe
الْمُسْلِمُونَMuslims
مِنْ لِسَانِهِfrom his tongue
وَيَدِهِand from his hand

مَنْ means “one who,” whereas مِنْ means “from.” In لِسَانِهِ, لِسَانِ means tongue and the ending means “his”; in يَدِهِ, يَدِ means hand. Both refer to the person whose conduct is described.

Teaching example: someone refrains from insulting a colleague to hurt them. Avoiding harm through speech illustrates this duty. Mentioning hand and tongue does not permit harm by another means; the explanation gives the responsibility not to harm anyone.

This teaches the responsibility to prevent harm. Do not decide what is right in a particular situation from this sentence alone; this lesson has not taught the details of every case.

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Safety from tongue and hand

Character, trust, and mutual care (Hadith 31–36)

الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ.

Arabic word or phraseMeaning
الْمُسْلِمُthe Muslim
مَنْone who
سَلِمَwas safe
الْمُسْلِمُونَMuslims
مِنْ لِسَانِهِfrom his tongue
وَيَدِهِand from his hand

مَنْ means “one who,” whereas مِنْ means “from.” In لِسَانِهِ, لِسَانِ means tongue and the ending means “his”; in يَدِهِ, يَدِ means hand. Both refer to the person whose conduct is described.

Teaching example: someone refrains from insulting a colleague to hurt them. Avoiding harm through speech illustrates this duty. Mentioning hand and tongue does not permit harm by another means; the explanation gives the responsibility not to harm anyone.

This teaches the responsibility to prevent harm. Do not decide what is right in a particular situation from this sentence alone; this lesson has not taught the details of every case.