'A man will speak with a word which will cause people to laugh in a sitting, but will cast him into the Fire further than the distance between earth and the
'A man will speak with a word which will cause people to laugh in a sitting, but will cast him into the Fire further than the distance between earth and the Thuraya36 constellation in the heavens.'(Ahmed) *If you intend to speak, speak good or don't speak at all! Abu Hurairah () said that the Messenger of Allah () said:
'Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good words or remain silent.'(Bukhari) *A good word is a type of charity. Abu Hurairah () narrated that the Messenger of Allah () said:
'All the joints in a person’s body have charity upon them. Every day in which the sun rises and one is just between two litigants, he is doing an act of charity; if he helps a man climb his mount or raises his things to him, he is doing an act of charity; every step one takes to prayer is an act of charity; and one does an act of charity whenever he removes something harmful from the road.’(Bukhari)
A good word will distance one from the Hell-Fire. Adi b. Hatim () said that the Prophet () remembered the torment of the Hell-Fire and then turned his face and sought refuge with Allah from its torment. He () then said:
