Sayyiduna Sahl bin Hunayf (may Allah be pleased with him) reports the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Do not be severe with yourselves, for those before you were destroyed because they were severe with themselves, and you will find their remnants in hermitages and monasteries."
Imam al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir; its chain contains a narrator, Abdullah bin Salih, the scribe of al-Layth bin Sa'd. A group declared him thiqah (trustworthy) and others declared him da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الإيمان / 220
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