Abomination of Self-Condemnation

This short chapter is about the weight our words carry, even the offhand ones we mutter about ourselves. The Prophet (peace be upon him) corrected a particular habit of speech: calling one's own soul khabithat, a word tied to filth and corruption. The teaching is gentle but precise. We are allowed to admit we feel low or out of sorts, but not to brand the soul Allah entrusted to us with the language of evil.

Notice how the Prophet (peace be upon him) does not forbid honesty about a bad mood; he offers a cleaner way to say the same thing. The Buruja takeaway is the care a believer gives to the tongue, choosing words that describe a passing state without insulting the gift of one's own self.