Allaah (The Mighty and Majestic) hates a man who moves his tongue round (among his teeth) as cattle do!
The Messenger (sallal-laahu-alayh-wasallam) said:
إن الله يبغض البليغ من الرجال الذي يتخلل بلسانه تخلل الباقرة بلسانها
Indeed, Allaah hates the eloquent one among men who moves his tongue round (among his teeth), as cattle do. [Abu Dawood]
Some reminders from this hadeeth:
The person intended in this hadeeth is the one who speaks eloquently, while using obscure or ambiguous language; immerses him in speech and burdens himself. He burdens himself in speech and thus utters something blameworthy. However, if this (eloquence) is not done by way of burdening oneself in speech, such as the one whom Allaah has granted eloquence and he utilises it in his speech in order to clarify the truth, then this is not blameworthy. Allaah hates the person who speaks eloquently and utters that which is blameworthy due to deliberately utilising obscure, ambiguous and burdensome speech. This person is likened to a cow that moves its tongue round (among his teeth) when eating. It is said that a cow is not like other animals-because other animals use their teeth but a cow uses its tongue. This hadeeth forbids the likes of this action and the one who does so is hated by Allaah.
[Abridged and paraphrased. For further details, see explanation of Sunan Abu Dawud by Shaikh Abdul Muhsin Al-Abbaad. Audio 569]
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