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مصنف ابن ابي شيبه
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah
كتاب الأدب
Book of Manners
(باب استماع النبي ﷺ الشعر وغير ذلك)
Chapter: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) listening to poetry and other things
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 27727 — The Prophet (peace and blessings be)
٢٧٧٢٧ - حدثنا ابن فضيل عن عاصم قال: ما (سمعنا) (١) الحسن يتمثل ببيت من شعر (قط) (٢) إلا هذا البيت: ليس من مات فاستراح بميْت … إنما الميت ميت الأحياء ثم قال: (و) (٣) صدق واللَّه إنه ليكون حيًا وهو ميت القلب.
Asim said: I never heard al-Hasan al-Basri recite a line of poetry as a proverb except this verse: "The one who died and found rest is not truly dead; the truly dead is he who is dead while living." Then he said: "By Allah, the poet spoke the truth. He is indeed alive while his heart is dead."
