English translation
5012. Šakhr bin 'Abdullāh bin Buraidah, narrated from his father, that his grandfather said: "I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: 'In some eloquence there is magic, in some knowledge there is ignorance, in some poetry there is wisdom, and in some speech there is confusion.'" Ša'sa'ah bin Šuhān said: "The Prophet of Allāh spoke the truth. As for the words 'in some eloquence there is magic,' a man may owe something to another man, but he is more eloquent in arguing than the one who is in the right, so he enchants the people with his eloquence and takes away the other man's right. As for the words 'in some knowledge there is ignorance,' a scholar may speak of something of which he has no knowledge, and that makes him appear ignorant. As for the words 'in some poetry there is wisdom' this refers to these sermons and parables from which people receive admonition. As for the words 'in some speech there is confusion', this refers to when you present your speech and your talk to a man who is not capable of understanding it, and he does not want to hear it." (Da'if)