أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِحَمَّادٍ سَمِعْتُ مَنْصُورًا وَسُلَيْمَانَ وَزُبَيْدًا يُحَدِّثُونَ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ کُفْرٌ مَنْ تَتَّهِمُ أَتَتَّهِمُ مَنْصُورًا أَتَتَّهِمُ زُبَيْدًا أَتَتَّهِمُ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ لَا وَلَکِنِّي أَتَّهِمُ أَبَا وَائِلٍ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4124
It was narrated from Shu’bah who said: “I said to Hammad: ‘I heard Man and Sulaiman, and Zubaid narrating from Abu Wa’il, from ‘Abdullah, that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: “DefAming a Muslim is evildoing and fighting him is Kufr.” — Who are you worried about? Are you worried about Man Are you worried about Zubaid? Are you worried about Sulaiman?’ He said: ‘No, but I am worried about Abu Wa’il.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020