حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْعَلَاءُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: الْمُسْتَبَّانِ مَا قَالَا فَعَلَى الْبَادِئِ، مَا لَمْ يَعْتَدِ الْمَظْلُومُ
The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, “When two people revile each other, the responsibility for what they say rests on the first to speak as long as the one who wronged does not become excessive.”
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 425, Book 24, Disparaging, Hadith 5. 1 min read