The Best and the Worst of Words 

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

The Best and the Worst of Words

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

The Most Selfish One-Letter Word

“I”

Avoid it (Surah Al Kahf 18:34)

The Most Satisfying Two-Letter Word

“WE”

Use it

Surah Al An’am 6:71-72

The Most Poisonous Three-Letter Word

“EGO”

Kill it

Surah Al Qasas 28:78

The Most Used Four-Letter Word

“LOVE”

Value it

(Surah Al Rum 30:21)

The Most Pleasing Five Letter Word

“SMILE”

Keep it

(Surah Al Najm 53:43)

The Fastest Spreading Six-Letter Word

“RUMOUR”

Ignore it

(Surah Al Hujurat 49:12)

The Hardest Working Seven Letter Word

“SUCCESS”

Achieve it

(Surah Al Nur 24:37-38)

The Most Enviable Eight-Letter Word

“JEALOUSY”

Distance it

(Surah Yusuf 12:8-9)

The Most Powerful Nine-Letter Word

“KNOWLEDGE”

Acquire it

(of Allah & the Holy Qu’ran)

Surah Ya Sin 36:2

Surah Yusuf 12:2

The Most Essential Ten-Letter Word

“CONFIDENCE”

Trust it

(Trust in Allah’s Guidance)

Surah Yunus 10: 9

Surah Al Tawbah 9:51

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