5 parts of your body which may land you in trouble during the month of Ramadan

A Muslim should be highly observant of all the actions he takes in this world. The belief there is a Supreme Being more powerful than all human beings is extant in most religions.

There are some parts of the body used in carrying out different task Allah states in chapter 17 verse 36 of the Glorious Qur'an: “And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart, about all these parts of the body, will be questioned (on the day of judgment).”

 In another part of the Book of Allah, that is chapter 49 verse 11, it reads: “O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule another people; perhaps, they may be better than them; nor let women ridicule other women; perhaps, they may be better than them. And do not insult one another and do not call each other by offensive nicknames. Wretched is the disobedience after one's faith. And whoever does not repent - then, it is those who are the wrongdoers.”

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon his noble soul) advised people in a Hadeeth in Saheeh Muslim that, “anyone who believes in Allah and the Day of Judgment, should say that which is good or keep quiet.”

The purpose of starting with the above quotations is to introduce the topic of discourse on why Muslims and every other person should watch how he or she uses the five major organs of communication in his or her body.

1.       Eye

The eye is the organ of seeing. Allah blesses human beings with the eyes. It is called the light of the body by some people. Some scholars of Islam call the eye the key to the heart/mind of a person. It is sad that some people devote all their time looking at what is forbidden by Allah and His Prophet with their eyes. This gift from the Creator should not be abused, because on the day of resurrection, Allah will ask man all what he used his eyes to look, either good or bad.

2.       Ear

 Muslims should know what they should listen and not listen to. All forms of music which instruments are used in them, are not allowed to be listened to in Islam. There is no sin, if someone listens to poems, which were composed and rendered without instruments. People should stay away from listening to vulgar talks and evil discussions.

3.       Feet

In a particular verse in chapter 36 of Al Qur'an, Allah says He will lock up the mouth, and allow the hands and feet to talk on the day of resurrection. It means a person, who is dexterous at telling lies and using his mouth for negatives, will find himself between two stools that day. This is because the feet will testify against the person that he went to a bad place while he lived on earth. Believers in Allah should go to places like Masjid and where they will listen to the words of Allah with their feet, rather than go to forbidden places with their feet.

4.       Hands

Man uses his hands for so many things. A man, who says he has a legal wife, is still the same person, who will hold on tight and caress another lady with his hands. He uses his hands to touch and do unlawful things.

5.       Tongue

 The tongue is one of the major parts of the body which people commit evil with mostly. People abuse one another with their tongue. They create chaos and anarchy in the society with their tongue. Fraudsters swindle people with their tongue, and so on and so forth.

It is one of the reasons the Prophet of Islam said he has promised the youths paradise, only if they keep and watch what they do with their tongue and what is in between their two thighs.

Muslims should do good and lawful things with these five parts of the body in order to get Allah's blessings and mercies always.

Source:

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