(381) بَابُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةٌ
Al-Aswad ibn Suray' said, "I was a poet and went to the Prophet,may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and asked, 'Shall I recite somepraises I have written for my Lord?' He said, 'Your Lord loves praise,'and did not say anything more." (IT)
Reference (IT): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 861 (IT)
In-book reference (IT): Book 36, Hadith 6 (IT)
English translation (IT): Book 36, Hadith 861 (IT)