Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 6154

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كتاب الأدب

Book 78: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)

Chapter: To indulge in poetry

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Ibn Umar 4 narrators
Narrated Ibn `Umar:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 6154

In-book reference

Book 78, Hadith 180

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 175

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا ‏"‏‏.‏

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