Chapter: The Prohibition of Remaining Silent from Dawn until Nightfall

1800 – ʿAlī (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “I memorized from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: ‘The status of orphanhood ends once a child reaches puberty, and it is not permissible to remain completely silent for an entire day until nightfall.’” Narrated by Abū Dāwūd with a sound chain. Al-Khattābī, commenting on this ḥadīth, said, “Keeping silent was one of the devotional acts practiced in the pre-Islamic period of ignorance, but Islam forbade it and instead commanded remembrance of Allah and speaking good words.”

1801 – Qays ibn Abī Ḥāzim reported: Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (may Allah be pleased with him) entered upon a woman from the tribe of Aḥmas named Zaynab and noticed that she was not speaking. He asked, “Why is she not speaking?” They replied, “She completed Hajj while vowing silence.” He said to her, “Speak, for this is not lawful; it is a practice of the pre-Islamic era.” So she spoke. Narrated by al-Bukhārī.

As for this second chapter, it addresses remaining silent until nightfall—a practice that was common among the people of the Age of Ignorance.