It is narrated from Sayyiduna Bara’ bin ‘Azib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed a Bedouin about various types of good deeds, among which were these: And you should enjoin good and forbid evil, but if you do not have the strength to do so, then restrain your tongue except for words of goodness.
Hadith Referenceالفتح الربانی / كتاب آفات اللسان / 9863
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اسناده صحيح، أخرجه الطيالسي: 739، والبيھقي: 10/ 272، وابن حبان: 374، والحاكم: 2/ 217 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 18647 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 18850»
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … This means that the easiest and minimum form of virtue is to safeguard the tongue from evil.