What Has Been Related About: Indeed There Is Magic In Eloquence (Al-Bayān)
Darussalam · Volume 4
25. Chapters On Righteousness And Maintaining Good Relations With Relatives From The Messenger Of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 3 ¦ الصفحة: 552
Source no. 2028 · Volume 5 · Page 28
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2028. Ibn 'Umar narrated that two men arrived during the time of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ delivering an address. The people were amazed by their speech, so the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ turned to us and said: 'Indeed there is magic in eloquence' - or - 'Indeed some eloquence is magic.'" [1] (Sahih) [Abū 'Eisā said:] There are narrations on this topic from 'Ammār, Ibn Mas'ūd, and 'Abdullāh bin Ash-Shikh-khīr. This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīh.
٢٠٢٨ - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ «أَنَّ رَجُلَيْنِ قَدِمَا فِي زَمَانِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَخَطَبَا، فَعَجِبَ النَّاسُ مِنْ كَلَامِهِمَا، فَالْتَفَتَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ» سِحْرًا أَوْ: إِنَّ بَعْضَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرٌ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ، وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ، وَعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الشِّخِّيرِ. وَهَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ.
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[1] It is clear that the author has narrated this Hadīth after the previous, due to the descriptions of "Al-Bayān" in them. While "Bayān" may be used for clarification, or explanation, or eloquence, and all good types, these narrations explain the harmful types of "Bayān," and some of that has an effect like magic, putting a spell on the listener, so that he sees that something is true, when in reality it is false, and vice-versa.
Allāh has, without a doubt, invested eloquence some speech, elegance of style, sweetness of the tongue and grandeur and aptness of the articulated phrases and words with such a power that they can keep the audiences spell-bound and mesmerize the listeners.