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Ibn Majah: Hadith 3737

33. Etiquette

سنن ابن ماجه

13/3 Chapter:

When The Judge Does His Best (To Reach A Verdict) And Gets It Right

باب الْحَاكِمِ يَجْتَهِدُ فَيُصِيبُ الْحَقَّ

3737
Ibn Majah
Sahih (Darussalam)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ يَعْلَى، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ أَنْشَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ يَقُولُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ قَافِيَةٍ ‏‏ هِيهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ كَادَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏"
It was narrated from Amr bin Sharid that his father said:
"I recited one hundered verses of the poetry of Umayyah bin Abu Salt to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), and after every line he said, "More". And he said: "He nearly accepted Islam."
Reference: Sunan Ibn Majah 3758
In-book : Book 33, Hadith 103
English translation : Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3758