الادب المفرد
Al-Adab al-Mufrad
كتابBook of Praise
بَابُ إِعْطَاءِ الشَّاعِرِ إِذَا خَافَ شَرَّهُ
Chapter: Giving to a Poet if One Fears His Harm
Hadith 343
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيٌّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ حُبَابٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُجَيْدِ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ الْخُزَاعِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي نُجَيْدٌ، أَنَّ شَاعِرًا جَاءَ إِلَى عِمْرَانَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ فَأَعْطَاهُ، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: تُعْطِي شَاعِرًا؟ فَقَالَ: أُبْقِي عَلَى عِرْضِي.
It is narrated from Najid, may Allah have mercy on him, that a poet came to Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain, may Allah be pleased with him, and he gave him a gift. It was said to him: "You give wealth to a poet?" He replied: "I spend for the sake of protecting my honor."
