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Sunan Abu DawudGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)

Sunan Abu Dawud 5013

Chapter: What has been narrated about poetry

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 5013

Narrator:Abu Hurayrah

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ، وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ

قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ‏.‏

Sa'id said:

Umar passed by Hassan when he was reciting verses in the mosque. He looked at him. Thereupon he said: I used to recite verses when there was present in it the one who was better than you (i.e. the Prophet).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5013).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( بِحَسَّانَ ) : أَيْ اِبْن ثَابِت الشَّاعِر غَيْر مُنْصَرِف عَلَى الْأَصَحّ قَالَهُ الْقَارِي ( وَهُوَ يَنْشُد ) : أَيْ يَقْرَأ الشِّعْر. فِي الْقَامُوس : أَنْشَدَ الشِّعْر قَرَأَهُ ( فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ ) : فِي الْقَامُوس : لَحَظَهُ كَمَنَعَهُ وَإِلَيْهِ نَظَرَ بِمُؤَخَّرِ عَيْنَيْهِ وَهُوَ أَشَدُّ اِلْتِفَاتًا مِنْ الشَّزْر , وَالضَّمِير الْمَرْفُوع يَرْجِع إِلَى عُمَر وَالْمَجْرُور إِلَى حَسَّان ( وَفِيهِ ) : أَيْ فِي الْمَسْجِد وَالْوَاو لِلْحَالِ ( مَنْ هُوَ خَيْر مِنْك ) : يَعْنِي رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ النَّسَائِيُّ وَسَعِيد بْن الْمُسَيِّب لَمْ يَصِحّ سَمَاعه مِنْ عُمَر , فَإِنْ كَانَ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ حَسَّان بْن ثَابِت فَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 5013
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5013
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 5013

Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 255

Umar came over Hassan while reciting poetry inside the mosque and looked at him sternly, then he (Hassan) said: "I used to recite poetry inside it (the mosque) in the presence of one who is more pious than you [i.e. the Prophet (ﷺ)]". [Agreed upon].

وَعَنْهُ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- { أَنَّ عُمَرَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- مُرَّ بِحَسَّانَ يَنْشُدُ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ , فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ , فَقَالَ : "قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْشُدُ , وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ } .‏ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ .‏…

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  • المحلى بالآثار لابن حزم (774)كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ
  • تاريخ دمشق لابن عساكر (11210)فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ ؟ فَقَالَ : قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ، وَكُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ فِيهِ ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ .

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Good (hasan) Sunan Abu Dawud 5015

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to setup a pulpit in the mosque for Hassan who would stand on it and satirise those who spoke against the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) would say: The spirit of holiness (i.e. Gabriel) is with Hassan so long as he speaks in defence of the…

إِنَّ رُوحَ الْقُدُسِ مَعَ حَسَّانَ مَا نَافَحَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"

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Differing grades Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2846

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had a Minbar placed in the Masjid for Hassan to stand to boast (poetically) about the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)" - or she said: "to defend the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). And the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Indeed Allah has aided Hassan with the holy spirit (Jibril) as he…

إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُؤَيِّدُ حَسَّانَ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ مَا يُفَاخِرُ أَوْ يُنَافِحُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 20927

حَدَّثَنَا يَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَلَى حَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَقَالَ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ…

Narrated by Hassān ibn Thābit + 1 other version Arabic only

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