Hadith 2852

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَاصٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا " ، قَالَ : هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
´Narrated Abu Hurairah:` that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "It is better that one of you fill his insides with puss than to fill it with poetry."
Hadith Reference سنن ترمذي / كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم / 2852
Hadith Grading الألبانی: صحيح، ابن ماجة (3759)
Hadith Takhrij «صحیح مسلم/الشعر 8 (2258) ، سنن ابن ماجہ/الأدب 42 (3760) ( تحفة الأشراف : 3919) ، و مسند احمد (1/175، 177، 181) (صحیح)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
From pus, there will only be physical pain, but from (filthy) poetry, a person's Hereafter itself will be ruined.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2852
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
What is meant by "filling the belly" is that one becomes so interested in poetry that one's attention remains focused only on it; however, even remembering a few bad verses is not a good thing.

(2)
In this hadith, what is meant by "poetry" is bad poetry.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3760