Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خِيَارُ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الَّذِينَ إِذَا رُءُوا ذُكِرَ اللَّهُ وَشِرَارُ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الْمَشَّاءُونَ بِالنَّمِيمَةِ الْمُفَرِّقُونَ بَيْنَ الْأَحِبَّةِ الْبَاغُونَ الْبُرَآءَ الْعَنَتَ.
English Translation
Sufyan told us, from Ibn Abi al-Husayn, from Shahr ibn Hawshab, from Abd al-Rahman ibn Ghanm, tracing it to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "The best of Allah's servants are those who, when seen, remind others of Allah, and the worst of Allah's servants are those who go about with slander, dividing those who love one another, seeking to burden the innocent."