Joe Bradford - Watch Your Tongue

About this lecture

In this powerful khutbah, Sheikh Joe Bradford uses the story of Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) and a descending angel to illustrate why restraining our tongues — especially in the face of provocation — is one of the most spiritually rewarding acts a believer can perform. Drawing on Quranic verses, hadith, and the wisdom of the Salaf, he explores the deep connection between the tongue, the heart, and one's faith, and applies these timeless principles to the modern challenge of reacting to negativity online. The lecture concludes with a reminder that patience and silence are not signs of weakness, but of illumination — and that the Prophet ﷺ himself guaranteed Jannah for those who guard their tongues.