Nahj al-Balāgha Hadith 2117 Home / Books / Nahj al-Balāgha / Volume 1 / Human nature revealed through speech / Hadith 2117 silence ۞ ١٤٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْمَرْءُ مَخْبُوءٌ تَحْتَ لِسَانِهِ. 148. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Man is hidden under his tongue. [1] Remind someone Link copied! Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī Similar narrations Nahj al-Balāgha #1739 139. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Assistance is allowed according to need. Nahj al-Balāgha #1951 392. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Speak so that you may be known, since man is hidden under his tongue. Nahj al-Balāgha #2126 162. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands. All narrations in Human nature revealed through speech Browse all books Search more hadith