Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying:
when two men abuse one another, what they say is laid to the charge of the one who began it, so long as the one who is wronged does not go over the score.
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 4894 In-book : Book 43, Hadith 122 English translation : Book 42, Hadith 4876
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