110curated hadith rotate here, mostly from Imam Nawawi's Forty Hadith, each from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, or the Sunan collections with its reference cited.

Hadith for · speech

Speak good, or be silent

Monday, August 11, 2014

مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ

Transliteration

Man kana yu'minu billahi wa-l-yawmi-l-akhir fa-l-yaqul khayran aw li-yasmut.

Translation

Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him speak good or remain silent.

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah·Sahih al-Bukhari 6018, Sahih Muslim 47·Nawawi's Forty · #15

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