[Machine] We were with the Prophet ﷺ when a delegation from the Banu Tamim arrived, including Qais bin Asim, Amr bin Al-Ahtam, and Al-Zibraqan bin Badr. The Prophet ﷺ asked Amr bin Al-Ahtam, "What do you say about Al-Zibraqan bin Badr?" Amr replied, "O Messenger of Allah, he is a powerful leader in his tribe, with a strong presence and an influential position preventing anyone from opposing him." Al-Zibraqan then said, "O Messenger of Allah, I can assure you that he knows more about me than what he has described. However, he envies me." Amr continued, "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah, he is a deceiving man, stingy in his generosity, wicked in character, and foolish in his actions. By Allah, you did not lie at first, and you have spoken the truth in the end. But I was pleased, so I expressed the best I knew, and I got angry, so I expressed the worst I knew." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Verily, eloquence can be magic, and there is wisdom in poetry."
كُنَّا عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَدِمَ عَلَيْهِ وَفْدُ بَنِي تَمِيمٍ فِيهِمْ قَيْسُ بْنُ عَاصِمٍ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ الْأَهْتَمِ وَالزِّبْرِقَانُ بْنُ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِعَمْرِو بْنِ الْأَهْتَمِ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الزِّبْرِقَانِ بْنِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مُطَاعٌ فِي نَادِيهِ شَدِيدُ الْعَارِضَةِ مَانِعٌ لِمَا وَرَاءَ ظَهْرِهِ فَقَالَ الزِّبْرِقَانُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهِ إِنَّهُ لِيَعْلَمُ مِنِّي أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا وَصَفَنِي بِهِ وَلَكِنَّهُ حَسَدَنِي فَقَالَ عَمْرٌو وَاللَّهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهُ ذَامِرُ الْمُرُوءَةِ ضَيِّقُ الْعَطَنِ لَئِيمُ الْخَالِ أَحْمَقُ الْمَوَالِدِ وَاللَّهِ مَا كَذَبْتَ أَوَّلًا وَلَقَدْ صَدَقْتَ آخِرًا وَلَكِنِّي رَضِيتُ فَقُلْتُ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَلِمْتَ وَغَضِبْتُ فَقُلْتُ أَقْبَحَ مَا عَلِمْتَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ لَسِحْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ لَحِكَمًا»