Book 78: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
Chapter: To indulge in poetry
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Sahih al-Bukhari 6155 · Book 78, Hadith 181
Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Narrated by Abu Hurairah 5 narrators
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6155
In-book reference
Book 78, Hadith 181
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 176
Arabic Text
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ رَجُلٍ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا ".
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