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2027. Abū Umāmah narrated that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Al-Hayā' and Al-Īy are two branches of faith, and Al-Badhā' and Al-Bayān are two branches of hypocrisy." (Ṣaḥīḥ)
[Abū 'Eisā said:] This Ĥadīth is Ḥasan Gharīb. We only know of it through the narration of Abū Ghassān Muḥammad bin Muṭarṭirif. He said: Al-Īy is little talk, Al-Badhā' is obscene talk, and Al-Bayān is too much talk. The example of the people addressed
here are the speakers who talk too much, praising people so much that Allāh would not be pleased.
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[1] The person who commits Nammām, which is to spread gossip among people with the intent of damaging the reputation of someone.
Commentary
Frugality in speech born of one's habit of contemplation or a desire to avoid talkativeness, is as good a virtue as modesty. On the other hand, the gift of the gab used for sycophancy is as reprehensible as evil-speaking or malevolent gossiping.
