Two men came from the East and delivered speeches. The people were amazed at their eloquence. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, some eloquence is sorcery," or, "Indeed, part of eloquence is sorcery."
قدم رجلان من المشرق فخطبا، فعجب الناس -يعني لبيانهما-، فقال رسول الله ﷺ: إن من البيان لسحرا أو: إن بعض البيان لسحر.
Bukhari narrated it in "Medicine" (5767) from Abdullah bin Yusuf, who said, Malik informed us, from Zayd bin Aslam, from Abdullah bin Umar, who said, and then he related it.This is how Abdullah bin Yusuf narrated it from Malik as connected, and likewise Abdullah bin Maslama Qanabi narrated it from Malik as connected, and it is found in Abu Dawud (5007).However, Yahya Laythi narrated it from Malik, from Zayd bin Aslam, as mursal (1850), and Ibn Abdul-Barr pointed this out in Tamhid (5/169). An error occurred in the printed edition of Muwatta in Yahya Laythi's version, where the editor made it connected.The correct meaning of the hadith is that it contains praise and commendation of eloquent speech that affects the listener, so that he becomes like one bewitched.