´'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."
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الفتن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2178
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضعيف، ابن ماجة (3967) // ضعيف سنن ابن ماجة (859) ، ضعيف أبي داود (918 / 4265) ، ضعيف الجامع الصغير (2475) // | زبیر علی زئی:(2178) إسناده ضعيف / د 4265، جه 3967
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابی داود/ الفتن 3 (4265) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الفتن 12 (3967) ( تحفة الأشراف : 8631) ، و مسند احمد (2/212) (ضعیف) (سند میں لیث بن ابی سلیم ضعیف راوی ہیں، اور زیاد بن سیمین گوش لین الحدیث)»
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.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
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