I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "Inform me of an act which will cause me to

Kutoka kwa Mu'adh bin Jabal (Radhi za Allah ziwe juu yake) reported: "I asked the Mjumbe wa Allah (Rehema na amani za Allah ziwe juu yake): "Inform me of an act which will cause me to enter Jannah and keep me far from Motoni." He (ﷺ) replied, "You have asked me about a matter of great importance, but it is easy for one for whom Allah makes it easy." He added, "Worship Allah, associate nothing with Him in worship, offer As-Salat (the swala), pay the Zakat, observe Saum (kufunga) during Ramadan and perform Hajj (pilgrimage) to the House of Allah, if you can afford it." He (ﷺ) further said, "Shall I not guide you to the gates of goodness? kufunga is a screen (from Motoni), sadaka extinguishes (i.e., removes) the sins as water extinguishes fire, and standing in swala by a slave of Allah during the last third part of the night." Then he recited: "Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Rabb in fear and hope, and they spend (in sadaka in Allah's Cause) out of what We have bestowed on them. No person knows what is kept hidden for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do." (32:16-17) Then he added, "Shall I tell you of the root of the matter, its pillar and its highest point?" I replied: "Yes! Certainly, O Prophet of Allah." He said, "The root of this matter (foundation) is Islam, its pillar (mainstay is) As-Salat (the swala) and its highest point is Jihad (fighting in the Cause of Allah)." Then he asked, "Shall I tell you of that which holds all these things?" I said: "Yes, Ewe Mjumbe wa Allah." So he took hold of his tongue and said, "Keep this in control." I asked: "Ewe Mjumbe wa Allah! Shall we really be accounted for what we talk about?" He replied, "May your mother lose you! People will be thrown on their faces into the Motoni on account of their tongues.""