The book is highly prized because Ibn Rajab (a student of the famous Ibn al-Qayyim) combines strict scholarly evidence (Quran, Sahih Hadith, and rulings of the Four Imams) with profound spiritual insight.
Years later, now armed with a laptop and a thirst for Islamic knowledge, Amin decided to find it. The full title, he discovered, was Al Qawl al-Badee' fi Fadl al-Samt 'ala al-Kalam —"The Wonderful Saying Concerning the Superiority of Silence over Speech," written by the great 15th-century hadith scholar Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. al qawl al badee english pdf best