(51) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشَّتْمِ
'Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:
"(The burden of) what is said by the two who vilify each other is upon the one who initiated it, as long as the one who was wronged does not transgress." (DE)
Reference (DE): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1981 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 27, Hadith 87 (DE)
English translation (DE): Vol. 4, Book 1, Hadith 1981 (DE)