al-Kurdī, from Abū ‘Uthmān al-Nahdī, who said, “I was sitting beneath the pulpit of ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb while he was addressing the people. During his sermon he said, ‘I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say, “What I fear most for this community is every hypocrite with an eloquent tongue.”’”

In another narration: “He speaks