صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الأدبThe Book of Al-Adab (Good Manners)
بَابُ مَا يَجُوزُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ وَالرَّجَزِ وَالْحُدَاءِ وَمَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْهُ:Chapter. What kinds of poetry, Rajaz and Huda is allowed and what kinds thereof are disliked.
Hadith 6145
اُردوEn
وَقَوْلِهِ وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ { 224 } أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ { 225 } وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لا يَفْعَلُونَ { 226 } إِلا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانْتَصَرُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنْقَلَبٍ يَنْقَلِبُونَ { 227 } سورة الشعراء آية 224-227 قَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ فِي كُلِّ لَغْوٍ يَخُوضُونَ
And Allah the Exalted has said (in Surah Ash-Shu'ara): "And the poets—the deviators follow them. Do you not see that they wander in every valley, and that they say what they do not do? Except those who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah much, and when they are wronged, they defend themselves. And soon the wrongdoers will know to what [kind of] return they will be returned." Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that the meaning of «في كل لغو يخوضون.» is that they indulge in every vain and frivolous talk.
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ ، أَنَّ مَرْوَانَ بْنَ الْحَكَمِ ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ يَغُوثَ ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أُبَيَّ بْنَ كَعْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ : " إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةً " .
Narrated Ubai bin Ka`b: Allah's Apostle said, "Some poetry contains wisdom."
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
It is understood from this that poetry imbued with wisdom, insight, and Islamic teachings is not blameworthy.
It is understood from this that poetry imbued with wisdom, insight, and Islamic teachings is not blameworthy.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 6145
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
By "wisdom" is meant that true statement which corresponds to reality.
There is no harm in reciting those poems which are based on admonition, advice, and truth and veracity; however, one should refrain from reciting those poems which are characterized by obscenity, falsehood, and are in harmony with falsehood.
In one hadith, it is mentioned that the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would mention matters from the pre-Islamic era and recite poetry in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), but the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would not prohibit them; rather, at times, he would smile and be pleased.
(Musnad Ahmad: 5/91) (2)
The commentator of Sahih al-Bukhari, Ibn Battal (rahimahullah), said that those poems which contain the remembrance of Allah, His glorification and veneration, and His oneness and obedience—these are what are referred to as "wisdom" in the hadith. As for those poems which are obscene, indecent, and false, they are blameworthy and such poems should not be recited.
(Fath al-Bari: 10/663)
(1)
By "wisdom" is meant that true statement which corresponds to reality.
There is no harm in reciting those poems which are based on admonition, advice, and truth and veracity; however, one should refrain from reciting those poems which are characterized by obscenity, falsehood, and are in harmony with falsehood.
In one hadith, it is mentioned that the noble Companions (radi Allahu anhum) of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would mention matters from the pre-Islamic era and recite poetry in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), but the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) would not prohibit them; rather, at times, he would smile and be pleased.
(Musnad Ahmad: 5/91) (2)
The commentator of Sahih al-Bukhari, Ibn Battal (rahimahullah), said that those poems which contain the remembrance of Allah, His glorification and veneration, and His oneness and obedience—these are what are referred to as "wisdom" in the hadith. As for those poems which are obscene, indecent, and false, they are blameworthy and such poems should not be recited.
(Fath al-Bari: 10/663)
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 6145
