A man who says to another: You wicked one, you transgressor

Abd al-Malik bin Umayr reports that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A man saying to another man: "O wicked one, O sinner." He said: "These are evil words, and there is punishment in them. Let him not say these words, for he will become accustomed to them."

Al-Hasan al-Basri reports that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) said concerning a man who said to another man: "O wicked one, O sinner": "He has indeed said an evil thing, and there will be neither punishment nor prescribed punishment (hadd) in it."

Abd al-Rahman bin Ishaq reports: I was present with Salim and al-Qasim when the governor of Madinah asked the two of them about a man who had said to another man: "O sinner," and what the ruling on it was. The two of them recited this verse: "If a sinner brings you news, investigate it thoroughly." [Al-Hujurat: 6] The two of them said: "'Sinner' means a liar. That person is to be given lashes, fewer than the prescribed punishment (hadd)."

Abu al-Zubayr reports that it is narrated from Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning a person who says to a man: "O wicked one." He said: "This is an evil word, and there will be no punishment in it."