In the preservation of the tongue

Saʿīd b. al-Rabīʿ > Shuʿbah > Yaʿlá b. ʿAṭāʾ > ʿAbdullāh b. Sufyān from his father

I said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell me about an action in Islam that I will not have to seek anyone's help for." He said, "Fear Allah and be upright." I said, "Then what?" He pointed to his tongue and said. – Sound Chain

أَخْبَرَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ عَطَاءٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَخْبِرْنِي بِعَمَلٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ لَا أَسْأَلُ عَنْهُ أَحَدًا قَالَ «اتَّقِ اللَّهَ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ ثُمَّ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ فَأَشَارَ إِلَى لِسَانِهِ – إسناده صحيح

Abū Nuʿaym > Ibrāhīm / Ibn Ismāʿīl b. Mujammiʿ > Ibn Shihāb > ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Muʿādh > Sufyān b. ʿAbdullāh

“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.’” – Sound

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مُجَمِّعٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ شِهَابٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مُرْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ مَا أَكْثَرُ مَا تَخَوَّفُ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلِسَانِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ «هَذَا» – صحيح