سنن أبي داود

Hadith 4265

Book 37: Trials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim)

كِتَاب الْفِتَنِ وَالْمَلَاحِمِ

Chapter 3

Chapter: Regarding Restraining The Tongue.

باب فِي كَفِّ اللِّسَانِ

English narration

Narrated by عبد الله بن عمرو السهمي

Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: The Prophet ﷺ said: There will be civil strife which wipe out the Arabs, and their slain will go to Hell. During it the tongue will be more severe than blows of the sword. Abu Dawud said: Al-Thawri transmitted it from Laith, from Tawus on the authority of Al-A'jam.

النص العربي

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ رَجُل يُقَالُ لَهُ : زِيَادٌ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : "

إِنَّهَا سَتَكُونُ فِتْنَةٌ تَسْتَنْظِفُ الْعَرَبَ قَتْلَاهَا فِي النَّارِ اللِّسَانُ فِيهَا أَشَدُّ مِنْ وَقْعِ السَّيْفِ

" ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : رَوَاهُ الثَّوْرِيُّ ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ ، عَنْ الْأَعْجَمِ .

Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4265In-book: Book 37, Hadith 4265

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