Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Hisham bin 'Ammar bin Nasayrfromal-Walid bin Muslim al-Quraishifromal-Hakam bin Mus'abfromMuhammad bin 'Ali bin 'Abd. bin 'Abbasfromibn Abbas
Hadith text · Matn
لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
. إِلاَّ أَنَّ حَفْصًا لَمْ يَقُلْ يَرِيَهُ .
English translation
It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry."
Original Arabic chain wording
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَوَكِيعٌ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 33, Hadith 103
- English Reference
- Vol. 5, Book 33, Hadith 3759