"عن عمرَ قال: لأَن يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرجلِ قَيْحًا خيرٌ من أن يَمْتلئَ شِعْرًا".
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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Tirmidhī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad, Dārimī, Ibn Ḥibbān, Ṭabarānī, SuyūṭīThe Prophet ﷺ said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry."
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
Messenger of Allah ﷺ; said, "It is better for anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which may consume his body, than it be filled with poetry."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ رَجُلٍ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
It is better for a man's belly to be stuffed with pus which corrodes it than to stuff (one's mind) with frivolous poetry. Abu Bakr has reported it with a slight variation of wording.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا قَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلاَّ أَنَّ حَفْصًا لَمْ يَقُلْ يَرِيهِ
It is better for the belly of any one of you to be stuffed with pus rather than to stuff (one's mind) with poetry.
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "It is better that one of you fill his insides with puss than to fill it with poetry."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا قَالَ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ
that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "It is better that one of you fill his insides with puss than to fill it with poetry."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry."
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا إِلاَّ أَنَّ حَفْصًا لَمْ يَقُلْ يَرِيَهُ
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry."
أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لأنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6154)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا وَدَمًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
Messenger of Allah ﷺ; said, "It is better for anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which may consume his body, than it be filled with poetry." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6155)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6154)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6154)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
Messenger of Allah ﷺ; said, "It is better for anyone of you that the inside of his body be filled with pus which may consume his body, than it be filled with poetry." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6155)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6154)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهِ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3759)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا
from his father that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "It is better that one of you fill his insides with puss than to fill it with poetry." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2851)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا أَوْ دَمًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»
ذِكْرُ الزَّجْرِ عَنْ أَنْ يَغْلِبَ عَلَى الْمَرْءِ الشَّعْرُ حَتَّى يَقْطَعَهُ عَنِ الْفَرَائِضِ وَبَعْضِ النَّوَافِلِ
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»
"If a man were to fill his stomach completely with pus until it destroyed him, that would be better for him than filling (his mind) with poetry." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3760)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لِأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»
[Machine] "That a man be filled with pus is better for him than to be filled with hair."
«لَأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ الرَّجُلُ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا»
"عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ: لأَنْ يَمْتَلِى جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قِيحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِىَ شِعْرًا".
" عَنْ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ: لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوفُ أَحدِكُم قَيْحًا حَتَّى يَرِيَهُ خَيْرٌ لَه مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِىَء شِعْرًا ".
"لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ رَجُل قَيحًا حَتَّى يرِيه خَيرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أنْ يَمْتَلئَ شِعْرًا".
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"لأنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ الرَّجُلِ قَيحًا أوْ دَمًا خَيرٌ مِنْ أنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا مما هَجَيَتْ (*) به".
"لأَنْ يَمْتَلئَ مَا بَينَ لَبَّتِكَ إِلَى عَانتِكَ قَيحًا خيرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلئَ شِعْرًا".
"عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِن أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا".