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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب آفات اللسانBook of the Afflictions of the Tongue
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي التَّرْهِيْبِ مِنْ تَشْقِيقِ الْكَلَامِ وَالتَّشَدُّقِ فِيهِ وَمَا جَاءَ فِي الْبَيَانِ فِي الْقَوْلِChapter on what has been narrated regarding warning against splitting speech and being pretentious in it, and what has been narrated regarding eloquence in speech
Hadith 9931
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ جَاءَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَشْرِقِ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَطَبَا فَعَجِبَ النَّاسُ مِنْ بَيَانِهِمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا وَإِنَّ بَعْضَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرٌ
(THE SECOND CHAIN) Two men from the people of the East came to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and they addressed him in such a manner that the people were amazed. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, some speech is magic. Indeed, some speech is magic.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … There are two types of eloquence (bayan): (1) That eloquence by which the intent of the speaker becomes clear, regardless of the language used. (2) That eloquence in which the words are made beautiful with care and spoken with affectation, so that the hearts of the listeners incline towards the orator and they become astonished and amazed at his skill. Such eloquence can be praiseworthy or blameworthy: if it is used to support the truth and lead people towards honesty, then it is praiseworthy; but if it is used to promote falsehood and to present the ugly as beautiful, then it is blameworthy. In between, the orator must also consider whether there is any scent of ostentation or display in his speech.
