مشكوة المصابيح
Mishkat al-Masabih
كتاب الآداب
The Book of Manners
(وَبَالُ السِّبَابِ عَلَى الْقَائِلِ الْأَوَّلِ)
(The consequence of abusive language falls on the one who initiates it)
Hadith Number: 4818
4818 - وعن انس، وابي هريرة - رضي الله عنهما - ان رسول الله - صلى الله عليه وسلم - قال:"المستبان ما قالا، فعلى البادئ ما لم يعتد المظلوم". رواه مسلم.
It is narrated from Anas and Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Of two people who abuse each other, the sinner is the one who starts it, as long as the oppressed does not retaliate with more than one insult for one." Narrated by Muslim.
تخریج الحدیث:
قال الشيخ زبير على زئي:صحيح
