Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الَّذِينَ يُشَقِّقُونَ الْكَلَامَ تَشْقِيقَ الشِّعْرِ.
English Translation
Waki' narrated to us: Sufyan narrated to us from Jabir from 'Amr ibn Yahya from Mu'awiya, who said: 'The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, cursed those who split speech artfully, in the manner poetry is split.'