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tabarani:3587 – Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > Ibrāhīm b. Ḥumayd al-Ṭawīl > Ṣāliḥ b. Abū al-Akhḍar > al-Zuhrī > Abū Salamah > Abū Hurayrah > Atá > Qad

[Machine] I used to recite in it, "Who is better than you, O Umar" out of fear that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would say it. Then Hassan came to Abu Huraira and said, "I ask you by Allah, do you know that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'O Hassan, answer on behalf of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, strengthen him with the Holy Spirit'?" He said, "Yes."  

الطبراني:٣٥٨٧ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلُ ثنا صَالِحُ بْنُ أَبِي الْأَخْضَرِ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ أَتَى عُمَرُ عَلَى حَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ؓ وَهُوَ يَنْشُدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ هَهُنَا؟ فَقَالَ

قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْشُدُ فِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ فَوَلَّى عُمَرُ ؓ خَشْيَةَ أَنْ يَقُولَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ حَسَّانُ عَلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «يَا حَسَّانُ أَجِبْ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ اللهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ» ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Nasāʾī, Aḥmad, Ibn Ḥibbān
bukhari:3212 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > Saʿīd b. al-Musayyab

ʿUmar came to the Mosque while Hassan was reciting a poem. (ʿUmar disapproved of that). On that Hassan said, "I used to recite poetry in this very Mosque in the presence of one (i.e. the Prophet ﷺ ) who was better than you." Then he turned towards Abu Huraira and said (to him), "I ask you by Allah, did you hear Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying (to me), "Retort on my behalf. O Allah! Support him (i.e. Hassan) with the Holy Spirit?" Abu Huraira said, "Yes."  

البخاري:٣٢١٢ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ

مَرَّ عُمَرُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحَسَّانُ يُنْشِدُ فَقَالَ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ فِيهِ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

muslim:2485a – ʿAmr al-Nāqid And ʾIsḥāq b. Ibrāhīm And Ibn Abū ʿUmar > Sufyān > ʿAmr > Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > al-Zuhrī > Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

I used to recite (verses) when one better than you (the Holy Prophet) had been present (here). He then looked towards Abu Huraira and said to him: I adjure you by Allah (to tell) if you had not heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: (Hassan), give a reply on my behalf; Allah I help him with Ruh-ul-Qudus. He (Abu Huraira) said: By Allah, it is so (i. e. the Prophet actually said these words).  

مسلم:٢٤٨٥a – حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ عَمْرٌو حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ عُمَرَ مَرَّ بِحَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ  

nasai:716 – Qutaybah > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > Saʿīd b. al-Musayyab

"Umar passed by Hassan bin Thabit while he was reciting poetry in the Masjid, and glared at him. He said: 'I recited poetry when there was someone better than you in the Masjid.' Then he turned to Abu Hurairah and said: 'Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said: "Answer back on my behalf. O Allah, help him with the Holy Spirit!'" He said: 'Yes, by Allah.'"  

النسائي:٧١٦ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ

قَدْ أَنْشَدْتُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ  

ahmad:21936 – Sufyān b. ʿUyaynah > al-Zuhrī > Saʿīd

I used to recite (verses) when one better than you (the Holy Prophet) had been present (here). He then looked towards Abu Huraira and said to him: I adjure you by Allah (to tell) if you had not heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: (Hassan), give a reply on my behalf; Allah I help him with Ruh-ul-Qudus. He (Abu Huraira) said: By Allah, it is so (i. e. the Prophet actually said these words). (Using translation from Muslim 2485a)   

أحمد: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 ﷺ يَقُولُ أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ؟ قَالَ نَعَمْ  

ibnhibban:1653 – Abū Khalīfah > Ibrāhīm b. Bashhār al-Ramādī > Sufyān > al-Zuhrī > Saʿīd b. al-Musayyib > Abū Hurayrah

"Umar passed by Hassan bin Thabit while he was reciting poetry in the Masjid, and glared at him. He said: 'I recited poetry when there was someone better than you in the Masjid.' Then he turned to Abu Hurairah and said: 'Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah ﷺ when he said: "Answer back on my behalf. O Allah, help him with the Holy Spirit!'" He said: 'Yes, by Allah.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 716)   

ابن حبّان:١٦٥٣ – أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو خَلِيفَةَ حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ الرَّمَادِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ مَرَّ بِحَسَّانِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ شِعْرًا فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ

لَقَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ فِيهِ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ نَشَدْتُكَ بِاللَّهِ أَسَمِعْتَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ «أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ؟ » قَالَ نَعَمْ