Hadith 1561
Riyad as-Salihin
The Book of the Prohibited actions · Prohibition of Reviling a Muslim without any cause
Arabic
- وعن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: "المتسابان ما قالا فعلى البادي منهما حتى يعتدي المظلوم" ((رواه مسلم)).
English translation
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "When two persons indulge in abusing each other, the beginner will be the sinner so long as the oppressed does not transgress the limits." [Muslim].