Hadith of Hassan ibn Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him)

حَدِيثُ حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ (١)، ، ٢١٩٣٦ - حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ، وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ. ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: " أَجِبْ عَنِّي، اللهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ؟ " قَالَ: نَعَمْ (١)، ،

Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), who was reciting poetry in the mosque. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) glanced at him with the corner of his eye, so he said, "I used to recite poetry in this mosque at a time when one better than you was present here."

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: مَرَّ عُمَرُ عَلَى حَسَّانَ، وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ؟ قَالَ: " قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ " أَوْ " كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ فِيهِ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ " (١)، ،

Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), who was reciting poetry in the mosque. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) glanced at him with the corner of his eye, so he said, "I used to recite poetry in this mosque at a time when one better than you was present here."

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، قَالَ: مَرَّ عُمَرُ عَلَى حَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ: مَهْ. قَالَ لَهُ حَسَّانُ: " قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ "، قَالَ: فَانْصَرَفَ عُمَرُ وَهُوَ يَعْرِفُ أَنَّهُ يُرِيدُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ (١)،

Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) who was reciting poetry in the mosque. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) glanced at him with the corner of his eye, so he said, "I used to recite poetry in this mosque at a time when someone better than you was present here." Then Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) left from there because he understood that he was referring to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ).

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، قَالَ: أَنْشَدَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، فَمَرَّ بِهِ عُمَرُ فَلَحَظَهُ، فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ: " وَاللهِ لَقَدْ أَنْشَدْتُ فِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ". فَخَشِيَ أَنْ يَرْمِيَهُ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَازَ وَتَرَكَهُ (٢)، ،

Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) once passed by Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) who was reciting poetry in the mosque. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) glanced at him with the corner of his eye, so he (Hassan) said, "I used to recite poetry in this mosque at a time when one better than you was present here." Upon this, Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) left him and moved on.