Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ishaq al-TanafasifromAbu Bakr bin 'Ayyash al-AsadifromAbu Ishaq al-Sabay'ai'from'Abdul Quddus bin al-Hajjaj al-KhulanifromHudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
Hadith text · Matn
أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ
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English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"The truest of wods spoken by the poet are the words of Labid: Everything except Allah is false.' And Abu Umayyah bin Abu Salt nearly accepted Islam."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 33, Hadith 101
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3757