Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) when the delegation of Banu Tamim came, among whom were Qays bin Asim, Amr bin al-Ahtam and al-Zibriqan bin Badr. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Amr bin al-Ahtam: "What do you say about al-Zibriqan bin Badr?" He said: "O Messenger of Allah! He is obeyed in his gatherings, a forceful speaker (quick in reply), and a protector of those behind him." Al-Zibriqan said: "O Messenger of Allah! He knows far more about me than what he has described in my praise, but he envies me." At that Amr said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah! He is devoid of manliness, narrow-minded, base on his mother's side and foolish on his father's side. By Allah, O Messenger of Allah! I did not lie the first time, and I have told the truth the last time as well; it is only that when I was pleased, I said the best that I knew, and when I was angered, I said the worst that I knew." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, some eloquence has the effect of magic, and indeed some poetry is full of wisdom."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Only Sa'id bin Sulayman narrated this hadith from Uyaynah, and al-Hasan bin Kathir is alone in it; and it is not narrated from Abu Bakrah (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 7671
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لجهالة محمد بن موسى الإصطخري والحسن بن كثير
Hadith Takhrij«قال الهيثمي: عن محمد بن موسى الإصطخري عن الحسن بن كثير بن يحيى بن أبي كثير ولم أعرفهما وبقية رجاله ثقات «مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد، ج 8، ص 117»» «أخرجه الحاكم فى «المستدرك» برقم: 6632، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 8304»