حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَی بْنِ فَارِسٍ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو تُمَيْلَةَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ النَّحْوِيُّ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي صَخْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِنَّ مِنْ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ جَهْلًا وَإِنَّ مِنْ الشِّعْرِ حُکْمًا وَإِنَّ مِنْ الْقَوْلِ عِيَالًا فَقَالَ صَعْصَعَةُ بْنُ صُوحَانَ صَدَقَ نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ مِنْ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا فَالرَّجُلُ يَکُونُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَقُّ وَهُوَ أَلْحَنُ بِالْحُجَجِ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ فَيَسْحَرُ الْقَوْمَ بِبَيَانِهِ فَيَذْهَبُ بِالْحَقِّ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ جَهْلًا فَيَتَکَلَّفُ الْعَالِمُ إِلَی عِلْمِهِ مَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فَيُجَهِّلُهُ ذَلِکَ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ مِنْ الشِّعْرِ حُکْمًا فَهِيَ هَذِهِ الْمَوَاعِظُ وَالْأَمْثَالُ الَّتِي يَتَّعِظُ بِهَا النَّاسُ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُهُ إِنَّ مِنْ الْقَوْلِ عِيَالًا فَعَرْضُکَ کَلَامَکَ وَحَدِيثَکَ عَلَی مَنْ لَيْسَ مِنْ شَأْنِهِ وَلَا يُرِيدُهُ
سنن ابودوٗد · Hadith 5012
Narrated Buraydah ibn al-Hasib: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: In eloquence there is magic, in knowledge ignorance, in poetry wisdom, and in speech heaviness. Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan said: The Prophet of Allah ﷺ spoke the truth. His statement "In eloquence there is magic" means: (For example), there is a right due from a man who is more eloquent in reasoning than the man who is demanding his right. He (the defendant) charms the people by his speech and takes away his right. His statement "In knowledge there is ignorance" means: A scholar brings to his knowledge what he does not know, and thus he becomes ignorant of that. His statement "In poetry there is wisdom" means: These are the sermons and examples by which people receive admonition. His statement "In speech there is heaviness" means: That you present your speech and your talk to a man who is not capable of understanding it, and who does not want it.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020