Al-Adab Al-Mufrad #872
Poetry
The Arabic includes the chain of narration (sanad) and the collector's commentary; the English translation shows the Prophet's words only.
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ: لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا.
Ibn 'Umar reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant
him peace, said, "It is better for one of you to fill his belly with pus
than to fill it with poetry."
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This hadith is #872 from Al-Adab Al-Mufrad, in the Book of Poetry.