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Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, 870
sahih· Al-Albani

Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, (ﷺ), said, "It is better for one of you to fill his belly with pus than to fill it with poetry."

حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ‏:‏ أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ‏:‏ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا‏.‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 36, Hadith 15
English Reference
Book 36, Hadith 870
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