أَخْبَرَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَکِيعٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ زُبَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ کُفْرٌ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي وَائِلٍ سَمِعْتَهُ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 4125
It was narrated from Sufyan bin Zubaid, from Abu Wa’il, from ‘Abdullah: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘DefAming a Muslim is evildoing and fighting him is Kufr.” I said to Abu Wa’il: “Did you hear it from ‘Abdullah?” He said: “Yes.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020