Sunan an-Nasa'i 4112
سنن النسائي#4112Sahihأَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ سِبَابُ الْمُسْلِمِ فُسُوقٌ وَقِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ .
It was narrated that Abu Wa'il said:"'Abdullah said: 'Defaming a Muslim is evildoing and fighting him is Kufr
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Abu GhuddahSahih Muquf
Al-AlbaniSahih Muquf
Zubair Ali ZaiSahih
In-book reference: 37:147