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Reciting Poetry,The Most Poetic Of Words,And Criticism Of Poetry

Hadith 5885

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[5885] 1 - (2255) It was narrated from 'Amr bin Ash-Sharîd that his father said: "I rode behind the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ one day, and he said: 'Do you know anything of the poetry of Umayyah bin Abî Aş-Şalt?' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Go on (recite it).' So I recited a line, then he said: 'Go on,' and I recited a line, until I had recited one hundred lines."

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1 - (2255) حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ: ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: رَدِفْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ: «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ شَيْءٌ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «هِيهْ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا، فَقَالَ: «هِيهْ» ثُمَّ أَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا، فَقَالَ: «هِيهْ» حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ

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Hadith 5886

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[5886] (...) It was narrated that Ash-Sharîd said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ seated me behind him on his mount..." and he narrated a similar report (as no. 5865).

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1 - وحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ جَمِيعًا، عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، أَوْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّرِيدِ قَالَ: أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَلْفَهُ فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ

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Hadith 5887

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[5887] (...) It was narrated from 'Amr bin Ash-Sharîd that his father said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ asked me to recite poetry..." a Hadîth like that of Ibrâhîm bin Maisarah (no. 5885), and he added: "He said: 'He was almost a Muslim.” In the Hadīth of Ibn Mahdī it says: “He was almost a Muslim in his poetry.”

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1 - وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، ح وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ كِلَاهُمَا، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطَّائِفِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: اسْتَنْشَدَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، وَزَادَ قَالَ: إِنْ كَادَ لِيُسْلِمُ وَفِي حَدِيثِ ابْنِ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَ: «فَلَقَدْ كَادَ يُسْلِمُ فِي شِعْرِهِ»

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Hadith 5888

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[5888] 2 - (2256) It was narrated from Abū Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: “The truest word uttered by the Arabs in verse is the words of Labīd: ‘Surely! Everything apart from Allāh is in vain.’”

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2 - (2256) حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ شَرِيكٍ، قَالَ: ابْنُ حُجْرٍ أَخْبَرَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَشْعَرُ كَلِمَةٍ تَكَلَّمَتْ بِهَا الْعَرَبُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ: [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ "

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Hadith 5889

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[5889] 3 - (...) It was narrated that Abū Hurairah said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘The truest word ever uttered by a poet is the words of Labīd: ‘Surely Everything apart from Allāh is in vain.’ And Umayah bin Abī Aṣ-Ṣalt was almost a Muslim.”

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3 - (2256) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا شَاعِرٌ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ»

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Hadith 5890

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[5890] 4 - (...) It was narrated from Abū Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “The truest line that a poet ever uttered is the words: ‘Surely! Everything apart from Allāh is in vain.’ And Umayah bin Abī Aṣ-Ṣalt was almost a Muslim.”

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4 - (2256) وحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ: [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ "

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Hadith 5891

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[5891] 5 - (...) It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Prophet ﷺ said: "The truest line uttered by the poets is: 'Surely! Everything apart from Allâh is in vain.'"

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5 - (2256) وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الشُّعَرَاءُ: [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ "

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Hadith 5892

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[5892] 6 - (...) It was narrated that Abû Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahmân said: I heard Abû Hurairah say: I heard the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ say: "The truest word that a poet ever said was the words of Labîd: 'Surely! Everything apart from Allâh is in vain.'" And he did not say any more than that.

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6 - (2256) وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " إِنَّ أَصْدَقَ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا شَاعِرٌ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ: [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ " مَا زَادَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ

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Hadith 5893

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[5893] 7 - (2257) It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'If the belly of a man were to be filled with pus that corrodes it, that would be better than being filled with poetry.'" Abû Bakr (Ibn Abî Shaibah) said: "But Hafṣ did not say: 'corrodes it.'"

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7 - (2257) حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا» قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ: إِلَّا أَنَّ حَفْصًا لَمْ يَقُلْ «يَرِيهِ»

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Hadith 5894

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[5894] 8 - (2258) It was narrated from Sa'd that the Prophet ﷺ said: "If the belly of one of you were to be filled with pus that corrodes it, that would be better than him being filled with poetry."

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8 - (2258) حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ، خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»

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Hadith 5895

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[5895] 9 - (2259) It was narrated that Abû Sa'eed Al-Khudrî said: "While we were traveling with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ in Al-'Arj, we were met by a poet who was reciting poetry. The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Catch the devil' - or: 'restrain the devil' - 'If the belly of a man were to be filled with pus, that would be better for him than being filled with poetry.'"

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9 - (2259) حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الثَّقَفِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْهَادِ، عَنْ يُحَنِّسَ، مَوْلَى مُصْعَبِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ: بَيْنَا نَحْنُ نَسِيرُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِالْعَرْجِ إِذْ عَرَضَ شَاعِرٌ يُنْشِدُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «خُذُوا الشَّيْطَانَ، أَوْ أَمْسِكُوا الشَّيْطَانَ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ رَجُلٍ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»

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Chapter 1

The Prohibition Of Playing Nardashîr[1]

Hadith 5896

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[5896] 10 - (2260) It was narrated from Sulaimân bin Buraidah, from his father, that the Prophet ﷺ said: "Whoever plays Nardashîr, it is as if he were dipping his hand in the flesh and blood of a pig."

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10 - (2260) حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ لَعِبَ بِالنَّرْدَشِيرِ، فَكَأَنَّمَا صَبَغَ يَدَهُ فِي لَحْمِ خِنْزِيرٍ وَدَمِهِ»

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1 [1] A Persian word for a game similar to what is called backgammon today.

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