Muwatta Malik #1944
Speech
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ قَدِمَ رَجُلاَنِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَخَطَبَا فَعَجِبَ النَّاسُ لِبَيَانِهِمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ لَسِحْرًا " . أَوْ قَالَ " إِنَّ بَعْضَ الْبَيَانِ لَسِحْرٌ " .
Malik related to me from Zayd ibn Aslam that Abdullah ibn Umar
said, "Two men from the east stood up and spoke, and people were
amazed at their eloquence. The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, 'Some eloquence is sorcery,' or he said,
'Part of eloquence is sorcery.' "
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This hadith is #1944 from Muwatta Malik, in the Book of Speech.