Hammād ibn Zayd said, “Whoever maintains that the speech of created beings is uncreated is a disbeliever.”

Abu ʿAbd Allah added, “One of the proofs that Allah speaks as He wills—and that the voices of His servants are composed letter by letter, containing melody, emphasis, intonation, and vocal modulation—is the hadith of Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, the wife of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.”