حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسٌ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْوَدُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ، قَالَتْ: فَقَالَ، تَعْنِي النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: يَا عَائِشَةُ، إِنَّ مِنْ شِرَارِ النَّاسِ الَّذِينَ يُكْرَمُونَ اتِّقَاءَ أَلْسِنَتِهِمْ.
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 4793
The tradition mentioned above has been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: The Prophet ﷺ said: Aishah! There are some bad people who are respected for fear of their tongues.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020