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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad: Hadith 681

36. Poetry

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Someone who dislikes for someone to be dominated

بَابُ مَنْ كَرِهَ الْغَالِبَ عَلَيْهِ الشِّعْرُ

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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Sahih (Al-Albani)
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا‏.‏
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is better for one of you to fill his belly with pus than to fill it with poetry."
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 870
In-book : Book 36, Hadith 15
English translation : Book 36, Hadith 870