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Jesus feared accustoming his tongue to evil

malik:56-4Mālik > Yaḥyá b. Saʿīd

that ˹Once˺ Jesus, the son of Mary, encountered a pig on the road. He said to it, "Go in peace." He was asked, "Do you say this to a pig?" Jesus said, "I fear accustoming my tongue to evil speech."  

مالك:٥٦-٤وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ

أَنَّ عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ لَقِيَ خِنْزِيرًا بِالطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ انْفُذْ بِسَلاَمٍ فَقِيلَ لَهُ تَقُولُ هَذَا لِخِنْزِيرٍ فَقَالَ عِيسَى إِنِّي أَخَافُ أَنْ أُعَوِّدَ لِسَانِي النُّطْقَ بِالسُّوءِ