حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مَرْوَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الْعُثْمَانِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَاعِزٍ الْعَامِرِيِّ أَنَّ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَکْثَرُ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 3972
Sufy an bin 'Abdullah Thaqafi said: "I said: '0 Messenger of Allah, tell me of something that I can adhere to: He said: 'Say: "Allah is my Lord," then stand straight (adhere steadfastly to Islam).' He said: '0 Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that you fear most for me?' The Messenger of Allah took hold of his own tongue, then he said: 'This:" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020