Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "That the belly of one of you be filled with pus until it is completely full is better than that it be filled with poetry."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Abu Ubaydah bin Abdullah bin Ubaydullah bin Amr, and I do not know him. The rest of its narrators are thiqat (trustworthy).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 13306
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ ضعیف
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (13229)»