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Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Modesty and restraint 1 are two branches of faith, while vulgarity and eloquence are two branches of hypocrisy.”
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Note 1
(1) His statement: restraint, etc., refers to restraint due to reflection in speech and caution against harm, not due to a defect in the tongue. Eloquence refers to that which stems from audacity, heedlessness of transgression, and lack of caution against falsehood and slander. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: العي إلخ المراد بالعي ما يكون بسبب التأمل في المقال والتحرز عن الوبال لا للخلل في اللسان، وبالبيان ما يكون سببه الاجتراء وعدم المبالاة بالطغيان والتحرز عن الزور والبهتان. كذا في «المرقاة».