English translation
[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.’”
Hadith 5888
Reciting Poetry,The Most Poetic Of Words,And Criticism Of Poetry
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Darussalam · Volume 6
41. The Book Of PoetrySahih Muslim Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2256 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 1768
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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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