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Ibn Mas‘ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “The pedants 1 are ruined,” saying it three times.
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- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 2670 (unverified) 99% confidence
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Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 1
(1) His statement: The pedants are ruined, meaning those who strain in eloquence or who speak loudly from their throats, or whose words are rejected in their mouths due to foolish speech. As stated in Al-Mirqat.
Note 1
(۱) قوله: هلك المتنطعون أي المتكلفون في الفصاحة أو المصوتون من قعر حلقومهم، والمردود لكلامهم في أفواههم رعونة في القول. كذا في «المرقاة».