Sahih Muslim · Book 41 · The Book of Poetry
Sahih Muslim 2256c
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Hadith 2256c
وَحَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ " .
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The truest verse recited by a poet is:
"Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Ibn Abu Salt was almost a Muslim
Sahih Muslim 2256c · Book 41, hadith 5
Numbered as in Abd al‑Baqi's edition.
Translation: Abdul Hamid Siddiqui
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