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them to ponder, such as the life after death and important
decisions they should make, it does not bother their con-
sciences to talk day and night about more ordinary things.
In the Qur’an, Allah tells us that some people spend their
time fussing about things of no use to them in the world to
come:
. . . who play at frivolous games. (Surat at-Tur: 12)

We can see in this verse that Allah calls spending time on
unnecessary pursuits a “frivolous game.” For those who live
according to the Religion of Superficiality, the matters and
shallow details they concern themselves with show them-
selves in every area of their lives. However, devoting more
time than is necessary to a topic and discussing it in all its
aspects is very boring for an intelligent person who fears
Allah as he should and believes in the Hereafter. Those who
don’t dwell on details or give the impression that a simple
matter is complex and intractable gain much—spiritually
and morally—from not living in this culture. In the Qur’an,
Allah reveals that He has given the prophets wisdom—in
other words, a concise manner of speaking:

They are the ones to whom We gave the Book, wisdom
and Prophethood . . . (Surat al-An‘am: 89)
In another verse, Allah tells us that speaking with wisdom
is a very great blessing and those to whom this wisdom has
been given have received a great good:
He gives wisdom to whoever He wills and he who has
been given wisdom has been given great good . . . (Surat
al-Baqara: 269)
In the sight of Allah, it is good to keep conversations short