Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 435
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمَيْنِ إِلاَّ بَيْنَهُمَا مِنَ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سِتْرٌ، فَإِذَا قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ كَلِمَةَ هَجْرٍ فَقَدْ خَرَقَ سِتْرَ اللهِ، وَإِذَا قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِلْآخَرِ: أَنْتَ كَافِرٌ، فَقَدْ كَفَرَ أَحَدُهُمَا.
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Khalad ibn Yahya narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Ziyad, from ‘Amr ibn Salama, from ‘Abd Allah, who said: Between any two Muslims there is a veil from Allah, Mighty and Majestic. If one of them says a vile word to his companion, he has torn Allah’s veil. If one of them says to the other, ‘You are an unbeliever,’ then one of them has disbelieved.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The Arabic says كَلِمَةَ هَجْرٍ, a vile or obscene word; ‘vile word’ keeps the wording general.