The Book of Remembrances KITĀB AL-ADHKĀR

Speech, Tongue & Communication

Chapter 222

Praise

Chapter 223

Praising oneself and mentioning one’s own good qualities

Chapter 224

Questions Related to the Preceding Subject

Chapter 275

Disowning the followers of innovation and sin

Chapter 276

What to say when eradicating falsehood

Chapter 277

What to say if one’s tongue is vulgar

Chapter 311

The permissibility of expressing surprise with words of tasbīḥ, tahlīl, and suchlike

Chapter 313

Safeguarding the tongue

Chapter 314

The unlawfulness of backbiting and talebearing

Chapter 315

Important matters related to backbiting

Chapter 316

How to prevent oneself from backbiting others

Chapter 317

What backbiting is permissible

Chapter 318

The command that whoever hears their teacher or companion being slandered should refute it or show that it is false

Chapter 319

Backbiting with the heart

Chapter 320

Atonement and repentance for backbiting

Chapter 321

Talebearing

Chapter 322

Not communicating information to those in authority unless there is a need to because of fear of disorder or something similar

Chapter 323

The prohibition of defaming people’s lineages

Chapter 324

The prohibition of arrogance

Chapter 325

The prohibition of rejoicing at the misfortune of a muslim

Chapter 326

The unlawfulness of belittling or mocking muslims

Chapter 327

The strict prohibition of bearing false witness

Chapter 328

The prohibition of reminding people about charity one has given them

Chapter 329

The prohibition of cursing

Chapter 330

Prohibition of driving away the poor and weak, orphans, beggars, and so on; one must speak gently to them and act humbly towards them

Chapter 331

Words which it is deplorable to use

Chapter 332

The prohibition of lying, and an explanation of types of lie

Chapter 333

Exhortation to be certain of what one says, and prohibition of passing on all that one hears

Chapter 334

Insinuation and dissemblance

Chapter 335

What to do if one has said something ugly

Chapter 336

Words which some of the ‘ulamā’ say are makrūh but which are not

Chapter 349

The prohibition of staying silent all day