Hadith 2406

حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، ح وحَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ : قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ , مَا النَّجَاةُ ؟ قَالَ : " أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ وَلْيَسَعْكَ بَيْتُكَ وَابْكِ عَلَى خَطِيئَتِكَ " , قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
´'Uqbah bin 'Amir narrated:` "I said: 'O Messenger of Allah! What is the means to salvation?' He said: 'That you control your tongue, suffice yourself your house, and cry over your sins.'"
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الزهد عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2406
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، الصحيحة (888)  |  زبیر علی زئی: (2406) إسناده ضعيف, على بن يزيد و عبيدالله بن زحر: ضعيفان (تقدما: 1282) وللحديث شواهد ضعيفة
Hadith Takhrij «تفرد بہ المؤلف ( تحفة الأشراف : 9928) ، وانظر مسند احمد (4/148) ، و (5/259) (صحیح) (یہ سند مشہور ضعیف اسانید میں سے ہے، لیکن شواہد کی بنا پر یہ حدیث صحیح لغیرہ ہے، دیکھیے الصحیحة رقم: 890)»
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
In this hadith, the importance of safeguarding the tongue has been made clear,
because if it is not kept under control, many sins are committed through it.
Therefore, one should avoid useless and unnecessary speech and strive that only good comes from the tongue at all times.
One should keep away from such people and gatherings from which there is a danger of evil.
As human beings, mistakes will certainly occur; to make amends for them, express humility before the Lord of all worlds and seek forgiveness from Him.

Note:
(This chain of narration is among the well-known weak chains,
but on the basis of supporting evidences, this hadith is sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to corroborating chains).
See:
al-Sahihah, no. 890)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2406