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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, there is wisdom in poetry, and if something from the Quran becomes difficult for you, seek it in poetry, for it is Arabic in wording at first."  

البيهقي:٢١١٢٥ – وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُقْبَةَ الشَّيْبَانِيُّ بِالْكُوفَةِ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُوسَى الْحَمَّارُ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ أنبأ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةً وَإِذَا الْتَبَسَ عَلَيْكُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ فَالْتَمِسُوهُ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ فَإِنَّهُ عَرَبِيٌّ اللَّفْظُ الْأَوَّلُ قَدْ  

رَوَاهُ غَيْرُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَنْ سِمَاكٍ وَأَمَّا اللَّفْظُ الثَّانِي فَيُحْتَمَلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِنْ قَوْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَأُدْرِجَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ

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السيوطي:٧١٤٨a –

"إِنَّ مِن الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةً وإِذا الْتَبس عَلَيْكُمْ شَىْءٌ مِنَ الْقُرآنِ فالْتَمِسُوهُ مِن الشِّعْرِ فإِنَّهُ عَربىُّ".  

[ق] البيهقى في السنن عن ابن عباس، وقال: إِنَّ اللفظ الثانى محتمل أَن يكون من قول ابن عباس فَأُدْرِجَ فِى الْحَديث