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مسند أحمد

Musnad Ahmad Hadith 1507

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from Musnad Abu Ishaq Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
69

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَاه حَسَنٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لأنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا " (٣)، ،

Translation

English translation

It was narrated from "Umar bin Sa"d bin Malik, from Sa"d (رضي الله عنه), that

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “If the belly of one of you were to be filled with pus that corrodes it, that would be better than filling (his mind) with poetry."

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 1507 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 8, Musnad Abu Ishaq Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas, as in-book entry 69.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
69

Source and grading notes

Musnad Ahmad 1507 Arabic/English book : Book 8, Hadith 1507

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