The Prophet ﷺ said, "The most true words said by a poet was the words of Labid." He said, Verily, Everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin As-Salt was about to be a Muslim (but he did not embrace Islam).

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said, i.e. 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam .

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

from the Prophet ﷺ, who said: "The truest verse spoken by a poet is: 'Indeed, everything apart from Allah ﷻ is false.'"

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ: «أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ: أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ».

The truest word uttered by a poet is this verse of Labid: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Umayya b. Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا شَاعِرٌ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

The truest verse recited by a poet is: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Ibn Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ وَكَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: The truest word which the poet stated is the word of Labid: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain."

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ إِنَّ أَصْدَقَ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا شَاعِرٌ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلٌ مَا زَادَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ

"The truest of wods spoken by the poet are the words of Labid: Everything except Allah is false.' And Abu Umayyah bin Abu Salt nearly accepted Islam."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ أَلاَ كُلُّ شَىْءٍ مَا خَلاَ اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

[AI] "From the Prophet ﷺ , the most truthful statement said by the poet [Al-Bahr Al-Taweel]: Indeed, everything except Allah is void, and the son of Abu Salat was about to surrender."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ[البحر الطويل]أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُوَكَادَ ابْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ يُسْلِمُ

[AI] "The Prophet ﷺ said from the pulpit: 'The longest poem ever recited by the Arabs is "Al-Bahr Al-Taweel" (The Long Sea)." Then he added, 'Behold, everything that exists besides Allah is false.' Umayyah bin Abi As-Salt almost became Muslim.'"

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَشْعَرُ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الْعَرَبُ[البحر الطويل]أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُوَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

"The truest of wods spoken by the poet are the words of Labid: Everything except Allah is false.' And Abu Umayyah bin Abu Salt nearly accepted Islam." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3757)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا الشَّاعِرُ[البحر الطويل]أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُوَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

The truest couplet recited by a poet is: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and he made no addition to it. (Using translation from Muslim 2256d)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ إِنَّ أَصْدَقَ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الشُّعَرَاءُ[البحر الطويل]أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُ

The truest word uttered by a poet is this verse of Labid: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Umayya b. Abu Salt was almost a Muslim. (Using translation from Muslim 2256b)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَصْدَقُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا شَاعِرٌ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ[البحر الطويل]أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُوَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I perceive a profound saying that the Arabs have uttered, the saying of Labid [Al-Bahr Al-Taweel]: 'Verily, everything that is other than Allah is futile.'"

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَشْعَرُ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَتْهَا الْعَرَبُ كَلِمَةُ لَبِيدٍ[البحر الطويل]أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, the most truthful statement ever spoken by poets is: 'Verily, everything without Allah is falsehood.' This is in the poem of al-Bahr al-Taweel. And in another narration by Ghandar on the authority of the Prophet ﷺ ."

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ أَصْدَقَ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الشُّعَرَاءُ [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ النَّضْرِ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ غُنْدَرٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ

[AI] He said, Messenger of Allah ﷺ , said, "The most truthful saying said by the Arabs is: Behold! Everything other than Allah is false." This hadith was reported in Sahih from the narration of Ghandar from Shu'bah.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الْعَرَبُ أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The most true words said by a poet was the words of Labid." He said, Verily, Everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin As-Salt was about to be a Muslim (but he did not embrace Islam). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3841)

"أَصْدقُ كلمة قالها الشَّاعُر كلمة لبيدٍ: أَلا كلُّ شيء ما خلا الله باطلٌ، وكاد أُمَيَّةُ بن أَبي الصَّلتِ أَنْ يُسْلم" .

"إِنَّ من الشعر حكمةً، وأَصدقُ بيت قالته العرب: أَلا كلُّ شئٍ ما خلا اللَّه باطلٌ ".