Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Muhammad bin al-Muthna - al-ZamanfromMuhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi KathirfromShu'bah bin al-Hajjajfrom'Abdul Malik bin 'Umayr al-QabtifromAbu Salama bin 'Abdur RahmanfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الشُّعَرَاءُ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ
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English translation
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
The truest couplet recited by a poet is: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and he made no addition to it.
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ، عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 41, Hadith 6
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 28, Hadith 5607 (deprecated numbering scheme)