حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ وَمَنْصُورٍ وَسُلَيْمَانَ أَخْبَرُونِي أَنَّهُمْ سَمِعُوا أَبَا وَائِلٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ قَالَ زُبَيْدٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي وَائِلٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَأَنْتَ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ نَعَمْ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4345
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah (RA) from the Prophet (PBUH) that he said: '"Trading insults with a Muslim is an evil action and fighting him is kufr !' Zubaid said: I said to Abu Wa'il twice: Did you hear it from 'Abdullah from the Prophet (PBUH)? He said Yes.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020