Arabic (Original)
أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَحْطَبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبَانَ الْقُرَشِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَاعِزٍ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الثَّقَفِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ حَدِّثْنِي بِأَمْرٍ أَعْتَصِمُ بِهِ قَالَ «قُلْ رَبِّيَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْ» قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا أَشَدُّ مَا تَخَافُ عَلَيَّ؟ فَأَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِلِسَانِ نَفْسِهِ «
English Translation
Abdullah ibn Qah taba informed us, Ahmad ibn Aban al-Qurashi narrated to us, Ibrahim ibn Sa'd narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman ibn Ma'iz, from Sufyan ibn Abdullah al-Thaqafi who said: I said: O Messenger of Allah, tell me something to hold fast to. He said: 'Say: My Lord is Allah, then be upright.' I said: O Messenger of Allah, what is the most severe thing you fear for me? The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) took hold of his own tongue.