🌸 Manners of Speech & Greeting آدَاب الكَلَام والسَّلَام
Unit: Akhlaq & Manners · Lesson 41 of 50 · study cards + quiz
Speak good or stay silent
The Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent." A kind word is charity; backbiting and mocking are forbidden (49:11-12).
Spreading salam
"As-salamu alaykum" spreads love: the Prophet ﷺ said you will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another — so spread salam among yourselves.
Gentle even in disagreement
Allah told Musa and Harun to speak to Pharaoh with gentle words (20:44). If gentleness suits the worst of tyrants, how much more our family, teachers and friends?
📝 Test yourself
What should the believer do if he has nothing good to say? Whisper it · Remain silent · Write it down · Say it anyway
What spreads love among Muslims? Expensive gifts only · Spreading salam · Competing loudly · Keeping distant
How were Musa and Harun told to speak to Pharaoh? Harshly · With gentle words · Not at all · In riddles