It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ka'b bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The verses you compose about them, it is as though you are showering them with arrows." He said this about satirising the polytheists.
Only Muhammad bin Abdullah (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated this hadith from Musa bin Uqbah (may Allah have mercy on him), and Ya'qub al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) is alone in narrating it from him.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 209
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه ابن حبان فى «صحيحه» برقم: 4707، 5786، والبيهقي فى «السنن الكبرى» برقم: 21170، 21172، وأحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 16026، 16028، 16038، 27818، وعبد الرزاق فى «مصنفه» برقم: 20500، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 153، 151، 152، والطبراني فى «الأوسط» برقم: 669»