حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ سَمِعَهُ مِنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ أَقْبَلَ رَجُلَانِ مِنْ الْمَشْرِقِ فَتَكَلَّمَا أَوْ تَكَلَّمَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِنْ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا أَوْ إِنَّ الْبَيَانَ سِحْرٌ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 5232
It was narrated from Zayd ibn Aslam that he heard Ibn 'Umar say: Two men from the east came to the Prophet (PBUH) and spoke, or one of them spoke. The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said: "Verily some eloquence is magic."
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020
