Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Amir narrates that Hazrat Haritha bin Badr Tamimi, who was from Busra, recited this poem: When you meet the people of Hamdan, convey our greetings to them and tell them that the one who finds fault with Hamdan cannot remain safe from enmity. I swear that the people of Hamdan fear Allah, and their orator judges in the light of the Book of Allah. And he recited this poem: The hair on my head has turned white, and the thunder and flash of death have made our minds light. Our hearts consider death sweet and life bitter. Hazrat Amir says: This was mentioned to Hazrat Abdullah bin Ja'far, and he said: We were more deserving of these verses than the people of Hamdan.