English translation
3757. It was narrated from AbuHurairah that the Messenger ofAllâh ﷺ said: "The truest ofwords spoken by the poet are thewords of Labid: "Everythingexcept Allâh is false." And Umayyah bin Abu Saltnearly accepted Islâm." (Sahih)
Hadith 3757
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الحديث: 3757 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 1236
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Source no. 3757 · Volume 8 · Page 257
Sahih
صحيح مختصر الشمائل (٢٠٧) ، تخريج فقه السيرة (٢٧)
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Arabic text
3757 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ: أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ "، وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ
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a. Labid ﷺ was an Arab poet who embraced Islam. He died during the caliphate of Mu'awiyyah ﷺ. b. Any deed which is done for the sake of Allâh is considered a good deed. c. Umayyah bin Abu Salt was a non-Muslim poet, but his poetry was good so the Prophet ﷺ liked it.