Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin Yahya bin Abi 'UmarfromSufyan bin 'UyaynahfromZa'ida bin Qadama al-Thaqififrom'Abdul Malik bin 'Umayr al-QabtifromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ
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English translation
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
The truest verse recited by a poet is: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Ibn Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 5
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 28, Hadith 5606 (deprecated numbering scheme)