Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the delegation of Banu Tamim came to him, led by Sayyiduna Qays bin Asim, Sayyiduna Amr bin al-Ahtam and Sayyiduna al-Zibriqan bin Badr (may Allah be pleased with them). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Amr bin al-Ahtam (may Allah be pleased with him): "What do you say about al-Zibriqan bin Badr?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! He is obeyed in his gatherings, fierce in contention, and a protector of whatever is behind his back." Al-Zibriqan said: "O Messenger of Allah! He knows more about me than what he has described of me, but he envies me." Amr said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah! He is crippled in chivalry, narrow in hospitality, base on his mother's side, and foolish as a son. By Allah, O Messenger of Allah! I did not speak falsely the first time, and I have spoken the truth the last time too. When I was pleased, I said the best of what I knew about him, and when I became angry, I said the worst of what I knew about him." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, some eloquence is magic, and some poetry is wisdom."
Al-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat and al-Mu'jam al-Kabir via Muhammad bin Musa al-Istakhri from al-Hasan bin Kathir bin Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and I do not know either of them. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 13287
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Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه المعجم الأوسط للطبراني برقم: 7667»