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.
Hadith Referenceسنن ابي داود / كتاب الفتن والملاحم / 4265
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف | زبیر علی زئی:ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, ترمذي (2178) ابن ماجه (3967), زياد سيمين كوش : مجهول الحال لم أجد من وثقه غير ابن حبان،وقالوا في التحرير (2081): ’’ ضعيف يعتبر به في المتابعات والشواهد حسب‘‘, انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 151
Hadith Takhrij« سنن الترمذی/الفتن 16 (2178)، سنن ابن ماجہ/الفتن 21 (3967)، (تحفة الأشراف: 8631)، وقد أخرجہ: مسند احمد (2/211، 212) (ضعیف) »
Benefits and Issues: This narration is weak in its chain of transmission. However, in such circumstances, to speak with the tongue... ... ... Fitnah (tribulation) will only arise when someone supports or opposes another unjustly. Enjoining good and forbidding evil (amr bil-ma'ruf wa nahi 'anil-munkar) is never prohibited in any era.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4265
´'Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:` "There shall be a Fitnah of extermination of the 'Arabs. Its fighters are in the Fire. During it, the tongue is stronger then the sword."
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation: Note: (In the chain of narration, Layth ibn Abi Sulaym is a weak narrator, and Ziyad ibn Simin is lenient in hadith transmission.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2178