سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب الرقاقFrom the Book of Heart-Softeners
باب في حِفْظِ اللِّسَانِ:Chapter on guarding the tongue
Hadith 2745
أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَحَدًا . قَالَ: "اتَّقِ اللَّهَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ". قَالَ: قُلْتُ: ثُمَّ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ ؟ . قَالَ: فَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ.
Sayyiduna Sufyan bin Abdullah Thaqafi (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked, "O Messenger of Allah! Tell me something about Islam such that I will not need to ask anyone else about it." He said: "Fear Allah and remain steadfast." I asked, "What else after that?" So he (peace and blessings be upon him) pointed towards his tongue (meaning: keep it under control and safeguard it).
