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[Machine] Two men approached from the east and one of them spoke. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, speech can be magic or speech itself can be magic."  

أحمد:٥٢٣٢حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ سَمِعَهُ مِنَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ

أَقْبَلَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَتَكَلَّمَا أَوْ تَكَلَّمَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا أَوْ إِنَّ الْبَيَانَ سِحْرٌ