What is the authenticity of the hadith: "If you criticize people, they will criticize you; and if you leave them, they will leave you," narrated from Abu al-Darda' on the authority of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and where can it be found?

The aforementioned hadith of Abu al-Darda' is not in "Sahih al-Bukhari," and it has several wordings. Ibn Asakir narrated it in "Tarikh Dimashq" with a weak chain because Faraj ibn Fadalah is weak, and the narration of Luqman ibn Amir from Abu al-Darda' is disconnected. Furthermore, the narrators differed concerning it, as it was narrated as mawquf (stopped) at Abu al-Darda'. It also came from the hadith of Abu Umamah with a weak chain due to the presence of Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid, who was a mudallis (one who practices tadlis), and Sadaqah ibn Abdullah al-Samin, who was weak. Rather, this narration is established from the saying of Abu Muslim al-Khawlani.