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ahmad:25150 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > al-Aswad b. Shaybān > Abū Nawfal

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to listen to poetry?" She replied, "He disliked poetry the most."  

أحمد:٢٥١٥٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ أَبِي نَوْفَلٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ أَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُتَسَامَعُ عِنْدَهُ الشِّعْرُ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ أَبْغَضَ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيْهِ  

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ahmad:25020 – ʿAffān > al-Aswad b. Shaybān > Abū Nawfal b. Abū

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "Was the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fond of poetry?" She replied, "He hated it the most."  

أحمد:٢٥٠٢٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نَوْفَلِ بْنُ أَبِي

عَقْرَبٍقَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُتَسَامَعُ عِنْدَهُ الشِّعْرُ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ أَبْغَضَ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيْهِ  

ahmad:25554 – ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Mahdī > al-Aswad b. Shaybān > Abū Nawfal

[Machine] I asked Aisha, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ enjoy listening to poetry?" She replied, "He despised it the most among all forms of speech."  

أحمد:٢٥٥٥٤ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ عَنِ الْأَسْوَدِ بْنِ شَيْبَانَ عَنْ أَبِي نَوْفَلٍ قَالَ

سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يُتَسَامَعُ عِنْدَهُ الشِّعْرُ؟ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ كَانَ أَبْغَضَ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيْهِ  

bayhaqi:21147 – Abū Bakr b. Fūrak > ʿAbdullāh b. Jaʿfar > Yūnus b. Ḥabīb > Abū Dāwud > al-Aswad b. Shaybān > Abū Nawfal b. Abū ʿAqrab > Qīl

[Machine] Did Aisha say that poetry was the most hated speech by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?  

البيهقي:٢١١٤٧ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ فُورَكٍ أنبأ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ حَبِيبٍ ثنا أَبُو دَاوُدَ ثنا الْأَسْوَدُ بْنُ شَيْبَانَ ثنا أَبُو نَوْفَلِ بْنُ أَبِي عَقْرَبٍ قَالَ قِيلَ

لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ أَكَانَ يُنْشَدُ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الشِّعْرُ؟ فَقَالَتْ كَانَ أَبْغَضَ الْحَدِيثِ إِلَيْهِ