Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The truest word spoken by a poet is the verse of Labid, which is: "Everything except Allah is perishable." The poet Umayyah bin Abi al-Salt was close to accepting Islam.
Hadith Referenceاللؤلؤ والمرجان / كتاب الشعر / 1454
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:«صحیح»
Hadith Takhrij«صحیح، أخرجه البخاري في: 78 كتاب الأدب: 90 باب ما يجوز من الشعر والرجز والحداء وما يكره منه»