{"id":3070,"date":"2017-05-28T07:43:19","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T14:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2017-05-28T07:43:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T14:43:19","slug":"ramadan-pearls-1438-silence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/cityofbrass\/2017\/05\/ramadan-pearls-1438-silence.html","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan Pearls 1438: Silence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hadith of the Prophet SAW<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you become angry, desist from speaking ill.<\/li>\n<li>Shall I not inform you of two things which require little effort, yet provide great reward? From among the deeds with which one meets Allah Ta&#8217;ala there are none such as these: silence and good character. <\/li>\n<li>A man has not swallowed a mouthful more pleasing to Allah Ta&#8217;ala than that of uncontrollable anger, or a mouthful of patience in a time of hardship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kalam of Imam Ali ibn Talib AS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some words can be more piercing than the blow of an arrow.<\/li>\n<li>Long-windedness is the flaw of speech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hadith of the Prophet SAW When you become angry, desist from speaking ill. Shall I not inform you of two things which require little effort, yet provide great reward? From among the deeds with which one meets Allah Ta&#8217;ala there are none such as these: silence and good character. 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