Hadith 382
Poetry
ENGLISH
'Abdullah ibn 'Amr reported that the Messenger of Allah, (ﷺ), said, "Poetry is in the same position as speech. The good of it is like good words and its bad part is like bad words."
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلامٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ عَيَّاشٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ زِيَادِ بْنِ أَنْعُمٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: الشِّعْرُ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْكَلاَمِ، حَسَنُهُ كَحَسَنِ الْكَلامِ، وَقَبِيحُهُ كَقَبِيحِ الْكَلامِ.
Hadith referenceAl-Adab Al-Mufrad 382
CollectionAl-Adab Al-Mufrad
BookPoetry
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