Then he presented a chapter similar to the previous one, but containing a new explanation, and he said: "The chapter of the two who insult each other: they are two devils who argue and lie to one another."

The Shaykh : Then he presented a chapter similar to the previous one, but containing a new explanation, and he said: "The chapter of the two who insult each other: they are two devils who argue and lie to one another." This is the text of the chapter, a hadith he cited under this chapter with its authentic chain of narration from a man among the Companions named 'Iyadh, whose father's name was Hamar. This is part of the Arabs' style of naming with ugly names; among them was one whose name was Hamar. So this is 'Abdullah ibn Hamar; the son became a Muslim: He said: I said, O Messenger of Allah, a man insults me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: المستبَّان شيطانان يتهاتران ويتكاذبان Those who revile one another are two shaytans who accuse one another and deny one another.Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 427 This hadith contains a benefit not found in the previous hadith. The previous hadith was approximately from the side of the one who was wronged, where it stated: if the one who was wronged does not exceed the like in his response, then the sin of his speech and the speech of the one who started it falls upon the one who started it. He said: ما لم يعتَدِ As long as he does not transgress Now, here he indicates in this hadith how the transgression occurs: that one started insulting him, and he responded to him with an increase, and the first one responded to him with an increase, and so on. They entered into a battle of insults and abuse with no end. This type of insulting is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intended in this hadith with his saying: المستبَّان شيطانان يتهاتران ويتكاذبان Those who revile one another are two shaytans who accuse one another and deny one another.Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 427 Meaning: when the aggressor does not stop at responding to the aggression with the like, but rather exaggerates in his response, the aggressor returns with an increase in his response, and the one who was wronged increases in his response. So these two who insult each other, as he (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him) said: شيطانان يتهاتران Two devils arguing Meaning: arguing is known, arguing with falsehood, and they lie to one another: each of them lies to the other.