Riyad as-Salihin
Riyad as-Salihin 1520
The Prohibition of Backbiting and the Commandment of Guarding one's Tongue
Arabic hadith text
وعن عقبة بن عامر رضي الله عنه قال: قلت يا رسول الله ما النجاة؟ قال: "أمسك عليك لسانك، وليسعك بيتك، وابكِ على خطيئتك" ((رواه الترمذي، وقال: حديث حسن)).
Translation
'Uqbah bin 'Amir (May Allah be pleased with him) said
I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), "How can salvation be achieved?" He replied, "Control your tongue, keep to your house, and weep over your sins."[At-Tirmidhi].