وَandفَضْلَهُhis virtueكَمَاasقَالَhe saidفِيinحَدِيثٍthe hadith::الْقَصْرِthe palaceصَدَقَةًcharityتَصَدَّقَthat Allah has given charityاللَّهُGodبِهَاwith itعَلَيْكُمْupon you,,فَاقْبَلُواso acceptصَدَقَتَهُhis charity
And his virtue, as he said in the hadith: 'The palace is charity that Allah has given charity upon you, so accept His charity.'
وَلَأَنَّهُAnd because itبِهَاwith itتَتِمُّis completedعِبَادَتَهُhis worshipوَطَاعَتَهُand obedience,,وَمَاand whatلَاnotيَحْتَاجُneedsإِلَيْهِto itالْإِنْسَانُa personمِنْfromقَوْلٍspeechوَعَمَلٍand action,,بَلْbutيَفْعَلُهُhe does itعَبَثًاin vain,,فَهَذَاthisعَلَيْهِon himلَاnotلَهُfor himكَمَاasفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe hadith::«كُلُّ'Everyكَلَامٍwordابْنِson ofآدَمَAdamعَلَيْهِon himلَاnotلَهُfor himإِلَّاexceptأَمْرًاan orderبِمَعْرُوفٍto what is goodأوorنَهْيًاa prohibitionعَنْfromمُنْكَرٍwhat is wrongأوorذِكْرًاremembranceاللَّهِof Allah»'
And because with it, his worship and obedience are completed. And what a person does not need in speech and action, rather he does it in vain, this is against him, not for him, as in the hadith: 'Every word of Adam’s son is against him, not for him, except for an order to what is good, or a prohibition from what is wrong, or remembrance of Allah.'
وَفِيAnd in«الصَّحِيحَيْنِthe two authentic collectionsعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophet،,أَنَّهُthat heقَالَsaid::مَنْwhoeverكَانَwasيُؤْمِنُbelievesبِاللَّهِin Allahوَالْيَوْمِand the Dayالْآخِرِof Judgmentفَلْيَقُلْlet him sayخَيْرًاgoodأوorلْيَصْمُتْlet him be silent
And in the two authentic collections from the Prophet, he said: 'Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, let him say good or be silent.'
فَأَمَرَSo he commandedالْمُؤْمِنَthe believerبِأَحَدِwith oneأَمْرَيْنِof two things::إِمَّاeitherقَوْلَsayingالْخَيْرِgoodأوorالصَّمْتِsilence,,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonكَانَwasقَوْلُsayingالْخَيْرِthe goodخَيْرًاbetterمِنْthanالسُّكُوتِsilenceعَنْهُabout itوَالسُّكُوتُand silenceعَنْaboutالشَّرِّevilخَيْرٌis betterمِنْthanقَوْلِهِhis saying,,وَلِهَذَاand for this reasonقَالَAllah saidتَعَالَىthe Exalted
So he commanded the believer with one of two things: either saying good or silence. And for this reason, saying good is better than silence about it, and silence about evil is better than saying it. And for this reason, Allah the Exalted said: 'No word does he utter except that he has a vigilant guardian.'