رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِينَ
Riyad as-Salihin 1520
The Book of the Prohibited actions
The Prohibition of Backbiting and the Commandment of Guarding one's Tongue
وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّه عَنْهُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا النَّجَاةُ؟ قَالَ: أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانَكَ، وَلْيَسَعْكَ بَيْتُكَ، وَابْكِ عَلَى خَطِيئَتِكَ ((رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ، وَقَالَ: حَدِيثٌ حَسَن)).
'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said: I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), "How can salvation be achieved?" He replied, "Control your tongue, keep to your house, and weep over your sins." [At-Tirmidhi].
Riyad as-Salihin, 1520