Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-671b
"عَنْ عُمَرَ قَالَ: مَا يَمْنَعُكُم إِنْ رَأَيْتُمُ السَّفِيهَ يُخَرِّقُ أَعْرَاضَ النَّاس أَنْ تُعَرِّبُوا عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالُوا: نَخَاف لِسَانَهُ، قَالَ: ذَاكَ أَدْنَى أَنْ لَا تَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- ʿUmar
- Mā Yamnaʿukum In Raʾaytum al-Safīh Yukharriq Aʿrāḍ al-Nās
- Tuʿarribūā ʿAlayh
- Nakhāf Lisānah
- Dhāk Adná
Machine translation, not reviewed
'Umar said: What prevents you, if you see a foolish person tearing into the honour of people, from rebuking him? They said: We fear his tongue. He said: That is closer to your not being witnesses.
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Notes
[ش] ابن أبى شيبة وأبو عبيد في الغريب، وابن أبى الدنيا فيه
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