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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 508

30. General Behaviour

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508
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Hasan (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُضَيْلِ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ جَمِيعٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ‏:‏ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَصْحَابُ رَسُولِ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُتَحَزِّقِينَ، وَلاَ مُتَمَاوِتِينَ، وَكَانُوا يَتَنَاشَدُونَ الشِّعْرَ فِي مَجَالِسِهِمْ، وَيَذْكُرُونَ أَمْرَ جَاهِلِيَّتِهِمْ، فَإِذَا أُرِيدَ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللهِ، دَارَتْ حَمَالِيقُ عَيْنَيْهِ كَأَنَّهُ مَجْنُونٌ‏.‏
Abu Salama ibn 'Abdu'r-Rahman said, "The Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) were neither niggardly nor weak (in worship). They used to recite poems to one another in their gatherings and they mentioned matters of the Jahiliyya. But when one of them was asked about something concerning Allah, his eyes went around as if he were mad."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 555
In-book : Book 30, Hadith 18
English translation : Book 30, Hadith 555