قال الإمام النووي رحمه الله:
بلغنا أن قس بن ساعدة، وأكثم بن صيفي اجتمعنا فقال أحدهما لصاحبه:
كم وجدت في ابن آدم من العيوب؟
فقال: هي أكثر من أن تحصى، والذي أحصيته : ثمانية آلاف عيب ، فوجدت خصلةً إن استعملتها سترت العيوب كلها، قال: ما هي؟
قال: حفظ اللسان
الأذكار من كلام سيد الأبرار | صفحة ٥٣٩ | الإمام النووي رحمه الله
Al-Imām an-Nawawi [may Allāh have mercy on him] said:
“It has reached us that Quss bin Sā’idah and Aktham bin Sayfi met and one of the two said to his companion:
‘How many faults were you able to find in the son of Ādam?’
The other replied: ‘They are too numerous to count, [however], the faults that I was able to account for numbered eight thousand. I also realised one thing if put into practice, all of these faults would remain concealed.’ He enquired: ‘What is it?’
He replied: *‘Guarding the tongue!’*”
Al-Adhkār | Page 539 | Al-Imām an-Nawawi [may Allāh have mercy on him]
Translation: Authentic Quotes