قال ابن القيم رحمه الله:
الكلام أسيرك فإذا خرج من فيك صرت أنت أسيره
والله عند لسان كل قائل
{مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌۭ}
الجواب الكافي[٢٤٩]
مَّا يَلْفِظُ مِن قَوْلٍ إِلَّا لَدَيْهِ رَقِيبٌ عَتِيدٌۭ
Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:
“Speech is your captive, but the moment it leaves your mouth you become its captive. By Allāh, every speaker possesses a tongue.”
Al-Jawāb al-Kāfi | Page 249 | Al-Imām ibn al-Qayyim [may Allāh have mercy on him]
Not a word does a person utter without having a ˹vigilant˺ observer ready ˹to write it down˺.¹
Surah Qāf, al-āyah 18
Translation: Authentic Quotes