Hadith 381
Poetry
ENGLISH
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "It is better for a man to fill his belly with oozing pus than to fill it with poetry."
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ رَجُلٍ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا.
Hadith referenceAl-Adab Al-Mufrad 381
CollectionAl-Adab Al-Mufrad
BookPoetry
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