(392) بَابُ الْمَعَارِيضِ
Mutarrif ibn 'Imran ibn ash-Shakhir said, "I accompanied 'Imranibn Husayn to Basra. Every day he used to recite poetry to us and he said,'Indirect allusions give ample scope to avoid lying.'" (FR)
Reference (FR): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 885 (FR)
In-book reference (FR): Book 37, Hadith 11 (FR)
English translation (FR): Book 37, Hadith 885 (FR)