ذِكْرُ الْبَيَانِ بِأَنَّ لِسَانَ الْمَرْءِ مِنْ أَخْوَفِ مَا يُخَافُ عَلَيْهِ عَصَمَنَا اللَّهُ وَكُلَّ مُسْلِمٍ مِنْ شَرِّهِ
“I said: ‘O 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: ‘O Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that you fear most for me?’ The Messenger of Allah ﷺ took hold of his own tongue, then he said: ‘This.’” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3972)
قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَشَدُّ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ «