Arabic (Original)
675/875 عن ابن عمر قال: قدم رجلان من المشرق خطيبان على عهد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، فقاما فتكلما ثم قعدا. وقام ثابت بن قيس؛ خطيب رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتكلم، فعجب الناس من كلامهما. فقام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يخطب، فقال:" يا أيها الناس! قولوا قولكم، فإنما تشقيق الكلام(2)من الشيطان". ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم:" إن من البيان سحراً".
English Translation
Ibn Umar said: Two men came from the east as orators during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). They stood, spoke, and sat down. Then Thabit ibn Qays — the orator of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) — stood and spoke, and the people were amazed by their speech. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) stood to give a sermon and said: 'O people! Say what you have to say, for indeed, excessively embellishing speech is from Shaytan.' Then the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: 'Indeed, some eloquence is sorcery.'