254 — Ahmad ibn Ibrāhīm narrated to us: Bahz ibn Asad narrated to us, from Shuʿbah, from Abū Ishāq, who said: I heard Abū al-Ahwas narrate from ʿAbd Allah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say, “Shall I tell you what calumny is? It is tale-bearing—passing talk among people.”