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سنن ترمذي
Tirmidhi
كتاب الأدب عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم
Chapters on Manners
باب مَا جَاءَ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
Chapter: The Stomach Being Filled with Food is Better Than Being Filled with Dirty Verses
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2852 — The Stomach Being Filled with Food is Better
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."
Related hadith on this topic
Brief Explanation
1؎: From pus and filth, there will only be physical discomfort, but from (obscene) poetry, a person's Hereafter itself will be ruined.
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.
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.
(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
