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[Machine] He said to a woman with a loose tongue, "If you were mute, it would be better for you."  

الزهد لأحمد:٧٥٩حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا مِسْكِينٌ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ عَمَّنْ أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِامْرَأَةٍ طَلِيقَةِ اللِّسَانِ «لَوْ كُنْتِ خَرْسَاءَ كَانَ خَيْرًا لَكِ»