English translation
2502. Abū Ḥudhaifah narrated – and he was one of the companions of 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd – from 'Āishah who said: "I told the Prophet ﷺ about a man, so he said: 'I do not like to talk about a man, even if I were to get this or that (for doing so).'" She said: "I said: 'O Messenger of Allāh! Ṣafīyyah is a woman who is'" and she used her hand as if to indicate that she is short – "So he said: 'You have said a statement which, if it were mixed in with the water of the sea, it would pollute it.'" (Sahīh)
