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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الشعرBook of Poetry
بَابُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةٌChapter: Wisdom in Poetry
Hadith 856
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَيُّوبُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ هُوَ ابْنُ كَيْسَانَ قَالَ: كُنْتُ عِنْدَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، فَوَقَفَ عَلَيْهِ إِيَاسُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ قَالَ: أَلاَ أُنْشِدُكَ مِنْ شِعْرِي يَا ابْنَ الْفَارُوقِ؟ قَالَ: بَلَى، وَلَكِنْ لاَ تُنْشِدْنِي إِلاَّ حَسَنًا. فَأَنْشَدَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ شَيْئًا كَرِهَهُ ابْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ لَهُ: أَمْسِكْ.
It is narrated from Khalid bin Kaysan (may Allah have mercy on him), he says: I was with Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) when Iyas bin Khaythamah stood up and said: O son of Farooq! Shall I not recite my poetry to you? He said: Why not, but recite to me only good poetry. He recited poetry until he reached such verses that Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) disliked, so he said: Stop, that is enough.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
It is permissible to recite instructive and wisdom-based poetry; however, excessive interest in poetry is not a commendable matter—there is a hadith regarding this coming ahead. Furthermore, the chain of narration (isnad) of this narration is weak. In its chain, the narrator Ayyub ibn Thabit is weak.
It is permissible to recite instructive and wisdom-based poetry; however, excessive interest in poetry is not a commendable matter—there is a hadith regarding this coming ahead. Furthermore, the chain of narration (isnad) of this narration is weak. In its chain, the narrator Ayyub ibn Thabit is weak.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 856
