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44 — Hārūn ibn Abd Allah narrated to me: Muhammad ibn Yazīd ibn Khunays narrated to us, from Abd al-Azīz ibn Abī Rawwād, who said: A man said to Salmān—may Allah be pleased with him—“Advise me.” He replied, “Do not speak.” The man asked, “But how can anyone bear not to speak?” He replied, “If you cannot refrain from speaking, then speak only what is good—or remain silent.”
٤٤ - حَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ بْنِ خُنَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ أَبِي رَوَّادٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِسَلْمَانَ ﵁: أَوْصِنِي. قَالَ: «لَا تَكَلَّمْ» . قَالَ: وَكَيْفَ يَصْبِرُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى أَنْ لَا يَتَكَلَّمَ؟ قَالَ: «فَإِنْ كُنْتَ لَا تَصْبِرُ عَنِ الْكَلَامِ فَلَا تَتَكَلَّمْ إِلَّا بِخَيْرٍ أَوِ اصْمُتْ»