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(Book 56, Hadith 4) #36859
Avoiding Bad Language

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the importance of avoiding bad language and not accustoming one's tongue to it.

Malik related to me from Yahya ibn Said that Isa ibn Maryam encountered a pig on the road. He said to it, "Go in peace". Somebody asked, "Do you say this to a pig?" Isa said, "I fear lest I accustom my tongue to evil speech".
وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ، لَقِيَ خِنْزِيرًا بِالطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ انْفُذْ بِسَلاَمٍ ‏.‏ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَقُولُ هَذَا لِخِنْزِيرٍ فَقَالَ عِيسَى إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أُعَوِّدَ لِسَانِي النُّطْقَ بِالسُّوءِ

TOPICS
speech  *  accustom  *  evil  *  tongue  *  kalam  *  tasawwur  *  sharr  *  lisan

QUICK LESSONS:
Be careful with your words; Strive for good character; Be kind even when faced with difficult situations or people who may seem unpleasant or annoying; Avoid using bad language as much as possible so that your tongue does not become used to such speech.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of avoiding bad language and not accustoming one's tongue to it. The Prophet Isa encountered a pig on the road and instead of speaking ill of it he said "Go in peace". When asked why he said this to a pig he replied that he feared lest his tongue become accustomed to evil speech. This teaches us that we should be careful with our words and avoid using bad language as much as possible so that our tongues do not become used to such speech. We should also strive for good character by being kind even when faced with difficult situations or people who may seem unpleasant or annoying.

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