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Musnad Ahmad 2298

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Narrator:Ibn ‘Abbās

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ حَدَّثَنَا سِمَاكٌ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ مِنْ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا وَمِنْ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا

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Reported by Ahmad (No. 2298), At-Tirmidhi (No. 2845) and Ibn Majah (No. 3756).

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  • المجالسة وجواهر العلم للدينوري (2401)إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا
  • المسند للشاشي (732)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا ، وَمِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا
  • مسند أبي داود الطيالسي (553)إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25422)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25423)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (25424)مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكَمًا

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Not graded Al-Adab al-Mufrad 872

Ibn 'Abbas said that a man - or a bedouin - came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and spoke some eloquent words. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There is some magic eloquence and some wisdom in poetry."

حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَوْ أَعْرَابِيًّا، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلاَمٍ بَيِّنٍ، فَقَالَ…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 3755

"In some poetry there is wisdom."

"‏ إِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ لَحِكْمَةً ‏"

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 5012

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: In eloquence there is magic, in knowledge ignorance, in poetry wisdom, and in speech heaviness. Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan said: The Prophet of Allah (ﷺ) spoke the truth. His statement "In eloquence there is magic" means: (For example), there is a right due from a…

إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ جَهْلاً وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا وَإِنَّ مِنَ الْقَوْلِ عِيَالاً ‏"

Narrated by Buraydah

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