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Musnad Ahmad Hadith 8375

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In-book entry
1257

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ (٢) ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا، خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا " (٣)،

Translation

English translation

It is narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (ﷺ) said: It is much better for a man's stomach to be filled with pus until he is satisfied than for it to be filled with poetry.

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 8375 in Musnad Ahmad. It appears in Book 30, Musnad of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), as in-book entry 1257.

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Reference details

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Musnad Ahmad
In-book entry
1257

Source and grading notes

مسند احمد / مسند المكثرين من الصحابة / 8375

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