Please give me the source for this narration:
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said:
“Indeed Allah detests the excessively eloquent among men, who slaps his tongue around like the cow slaps his tongue”
Answer:
Imams Tirmidhi and Abu Dawud (rahimahumallah) have recorded this Hadith. Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) has declared the Hadith sound (hasanun gharib).
(Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2853, Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 4966. Also see: Footnotes of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah on Musannaf, Hadith: 26822)
This Hadith discourages unnecessary and forceful eloquence, where a person tries to show off, whilst looking down on others.
(Refer: Faydul Qadir, Hadith: 1849, Tuhfatul Ahwadhi, Hadith: 2853)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.
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