(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.'"
Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 885
In-book reference: Book 37, Hadith 11
English translation: Book 37, Hadith 885