Undesirability of Pretentiousness and Exaggeration during Conversation

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Ibn Mas'ud (May Allah be pleased with him) said:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Ruined are Al-Mutanatti'un." He repeated this thrice. <b>[Muslim]</b>.

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'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-As (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Verily, Allah dislikes an eloquent person who rolls his tongue as a cow rolls its tongue (while eating)." <b>[Abu Dawud and At- Tirmidhi]</b>.

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Jabir bin 'Abdullah (May Allah be pleased with them) said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "The dearest and the closest of you to me on the Day of Resurrection will be those who are the best in behaviour; and the most hateful and the farthest from me on the Day of Resurrection will be the talkative and the most pretentious and the most rhetorical." <b>[At-Tirmidhi]</b>.