“Every speech comes out with a cover from the heart of the speaker. If God allows a speaker to express himself, people will understand his words and comprehend his gestures.”
This is about the quality of the heart and the impact of the quality of the heart on the quality of the talk.
When Allah opens the doors of understanding for somebody, He will make this person with a good heart that brings good speech.
You find that the Prophets of Allah, as mentioned in the Quran, mention a few words in their lives, but these words change history because they come from a heart that has a particular status with Allah Almighty.
We remember the story of Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) when he built the Ka’bah with his son… And then the angels asked him to call people for Hajj. He said, “How can I call people for Hajj and I am in the desert standing alone with my son?”
Then Allah said:
Call people for hajj and we will take your voice to them. (Quran 22:27)
Allah takes your voice when your heart is good. Abraham (peace be upon him) stood in the middle of the desert and called people for Hajj. Until today, every year, millions of people go to Hajj because of his call.
Why?
Because it came from a heart that has a particular status. That’s why the sheikh is saying that, ‘Every speech comes out with a cover from the heart of the speaker.’
So, if Allah has allowed somebody to say the right thing, one word could change history.
A Few Words that Changed History
You look at the companions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), some of them with very few words changed history.
Abu Bakr, for example, when the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) went to Isra’ and Mi’raj, some of the companions actually left Islam because they could not believe the miracle of him going to Jerusalem and then going up to the heavens. Abu Bakr solved the problem with one word he said, when they asked him:
“If he had said so, then he is truthful.”
This made many people come back to Islam when he showed them the level of faith that he has in his heart that reflected in this very small speech that he has given.
Abu Bakr himself, as well, when he became Caliph after Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), he gave a very short speech, a few words. He said:
“I have been appointed as your leader but I am not the best of you. If I do well, then help me, but if I don’t do well, then correct me.”
That’s all what he said. He didn’t need to speak much because what he is speaking comes from a particular heart with a particular status.
Work More on Your Heart
Therefore, when you work more on your heart, what you say will reach people in a better way. And Allah will allow what you say to fix the ills of this world in a better way when you have a sincere heart that brings this advice out of.
We ask Allah to raise the level of our hearts so that our speech reflect that good status; and would allow us to do good this way and allow our words to be comprehended and our gestures to be understood.