Hadith 33686

Chapter 95

باب 95

(95) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشِّعْرِ

(95) Chapter: What has been narrated about poetry (DE)
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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ .

Sa'id said:
Umar passed by Hassan when he was reciting verses in the mosque. He looked at him. Thereupon he said: I used to recite verses when there was present in it the one who was better than you (i.e. the Prophet). (DE)

Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 5013 (DE)

In-book reference (DE): Book 43, Hadith 241 (DE)

English translation (DE): Book 42, Hadith 4995 (DE)