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We begin by praising Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala by bearing witness that none has the right

to be worshipped or unconditionally obeyed except for him.

And we bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is his final messenger.

We ask Allah to send his peace and blessings upon him, the prophets and messengers that came

before him, his family and companions that served alongside him, and those that follow

in his blessed path until the day of judgment and we ask Allah to make us amongst them.

Allah Muhammad ﷺ.

Dear brothers and sisters, I want to give you a scene in Al Medina that probably doesn't

make sense at the onset of it.

If you were to think about those who are reckless with their tongues, the person that would probably

be furthest from it, or the people that would probably be furthest from it, are these

to have the companions that we speak about on such a frequent basis.

But in this particular narration, Zaid bin Uslam, he narrates from his father that once entered

upon Abu Bakr al-Suddiqr, and he was grabbing his tongue.

I want you to imagine the scene of seeing Abu Bakr al-Diyallahu ta'ala an-hu of all people

crying and grabbing his tongue.

Can you think of anything that Abu Bakr al-Diyallahu an-hu did wrong with this blessed tongue that

was first to testify to the Prophet ﷺ from the man that stood up with the Prophet ﷺ

and spoke what was pleasing to the Prophet ﷺ intuitively and through divine facilitation.

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