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Abu Tha‘labah Al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The most beloved of you to me and the closest to me on the Day of Resurrection are those with the best character. The most hated to me and the farthest from me are those with the worst character: the talkative 1, the verbose 2, and the arrogant 3.” [Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu‘ab Al-Iman] Narrated similarly by At-Tirmidhi from Jabir, who added: They said, “O Messenger of Allah, we know the talkative and the verbose, but who are the arrogant?” He said, “The haughty.”
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Commentary and footnotes (6)
Note 1
(1) His statement: the talkative, meaning those who speak excessively, pretentiously, and deviate from the truth. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 2
(2) His statement: the verbose, meaning those who expand in speech without caution or restraint. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 3
(3) His statement: the haughty, meaning those who display pride and grandeur in their words and actions. Improving speech for sermons and admonitions is not blameworthy if it avoids excess and exaggeration, as its purpose is to stir hearts toward obedience to Allah, the Exalted, and eloquent speech has a clear effect in this. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: الثرثارون هم الذين يكثرون الكلام تكلفا وخروجا عن الحق. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 2
(۲) قوله : المتشدقون : أي المتوسعون في الكلام من غير احتياط واحتراز. كذا في «المرقاة».
Note 3
(۳) قوله: المتكبرون: أي المظهرون للكبرياء والعظمة في أقوالهم وأفعالهم، ولا يدخل في الذم تحسين القادر للخطب والمواعظ إذا لم يكن فيها إفراط وإغراب؛ لأن المقصود منها تهيج القلوب إلى طاعة الله تعالى ولحسن اللفظ في هذا أثر ظاهر. كذا في «المرقاة».