Hadith #164
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا زَنَتْ أَمَةُ أَحَدِكُمْ فَتَبَيَّنَ زِنَاهَا فَلْيَجْلِدْهَا الْحَدَّ وَلَا يُثَرِّبْ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِنْ زَنَتْ فَلْيَجْلِدْهَا الْحَدَّ وَلَا يُثَرِّبْ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِنْ زَنَتْ فَتَبَيَّنَ زِنَاهَا فَلْيَبِعْهَا وَلَوْ بِحَبْلٍ مِنْ شَعْرٍ
English Translation
Hajjaj narrated to us, Layth narrated to us, Sa'id ibn Abi Sa'id narrated to me, from his father, from Abu Hurayrah (رضي الله عنه) that he heard him saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: 'Indeed a servant speaks a word that pleases Allah and he does not give it much consideration, and Allah raises him by it several levels. And indeed a servant speaks a word that angers Allah and he does not give it much consideration, and it causes him to fall into Jahannam.'
Quran References
Reference: Musnad Ahmad, Book 22, Hadith 164
Sunnah.com ref: Musnad Ahmad 10002
Islam.wiki ID: IWH-46392