Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ حَدَّثَنَا قُطْبَةُ عَنْ الْأَعْمَشِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ عَنْ أَبِي بَرْزَةَ الْأَسْلَمِيِّ قَالَ نَادَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أَسْمَعَ الْعَوَاتِقَ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ مَنْ آمَنَ بِلِسَانِهِ وَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ الْإِيمَانُ قَلْبَهُ لَا تَغْتَابُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا عَوْرَاتِهِمْ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَتَّبِعْ عَوْرَةَ أَخِيهِ يَتَّبِعْ اللَّهُ عَوْرَتَهُ حَتَّى يَفْضَحَهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ.
English Translation
Yahya ibn Adam narrated to us, Qutbah narrated to us, from al-Amash, from a man from the people of Basrah, from Abu Barzah al-Aslami, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) called out in a loud voice until even the young women in seclusion could hear him, and said: 'O assembly of those who have believed with their tongues but faith has not entered their hearts! Do not backbite the Muslims and do not pursue their faults, for whoever pursues the faults of his brother, Allah will pursue his faults until He exposes him even in his own house.'