The Right of Tongue: Commentary on Imam Sajjad’s (AS) Treaties of Right by Mohammad Sobhanie.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَ أَمَّا حَقُّ اللِّسَانِ فَاِكْرَامُهُ عَنِ الْخَنَا وَ تَعْوِيدُهُ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ وَ حَمْلُهُ عَلَى الأَدَبِ وَ اِجْمَامُهُ اِلاَّ لِمَوْضِعِ الْحَاجَةِ وَ الْمَنْفَعَةِ لِلدِّينِ وَ الدُّنْيَا وَ اِعْفَاؤُهُ عَنِ الْفُضُولِ الشَّنِعَةِ الْقَلِيلَةِ الْفَائِدَةِ الَّتِي لاَ يُؤْمَنُ ضَرَرُهَا مَعَ قِلَّةِ عَائِدَتِهَا وَ يُعَدُّ شَاهِدَ الْعَقْلِ وَ الدَّلِيلَ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَزَيُّنُ الْعَاقِلِ بِعَقْلِهِ حُسْنُ سِيرَتِهِ فِي لِسَانِهِ وَ لا قُوَّةَ اِلاَّ بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ.

The Right of Tongue

And the right of the tongue is that you consider it too noble for obscenity, accustom it to good, direct it to politeness, do not use it except in cases of need and when it is beneficial for the religion and worldly benefits. And refrain from talkativeness and vanity. Because it has no value, and you are not safe from its harm.

Indeed, the tongue is a witness and proof of human wisdom. The adornment of a mature person is the intellect and sweetness of his language. And there is no power but in God the High, the Great.