Hadith 1540

Chapter 381

باب 381

(381) بَابُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةٌ

(381) Chapter: There is some wisdom in poetry (PT)
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حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكٌ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ سَرِيعٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ شَاعِرًا، فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ: أَلاَ أُنْشِدُكَ مَحَامِدَ حَمِدْتُ بِهَا رَبِّي؟ قَالَ: إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُحِبُّ الْمَحَامِدَ، وَلَمْ يَزِدْنِي عَلَيْهِ.


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." (PT)

Reference (PT): Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 861 (PT)

In-book reference (PT): Book 36, Hadith 6 (PT)

English translation (PT): Book 36, Hadith 861 (PT)