(95) باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشِّعْرِ
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).
Reference: Sunan Abi Dawud 5013
In-book reference: Book 43, Hadith 241
English translation: Book 42, Hadith 4995