Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Haaqqa, Ayah 41
وَمَا هُوَ بِقَوْلِ شَاعِرٍۢ ۚ قَلِيلًۭا مَّا تُؤْمِنُونَ
And it is not the word of a poet; little do you believe.
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And it is not the speech of a poet. Little do you believe!
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Sahih Muslim#5738Sahih
The truest word uttered by a poet is this verse of Labid: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Umayya b. Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.
Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sahih Muslim#5743Sahih
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.
Narrated by Sa`d reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:
Sahih al-Bukhari#5921Sahih
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."
Narrated by Narrated Ibn `Umar:
Sunan Abu Dawud#5011Da'if in chain
it is better for a man’s belly to be full of pus than to be full of poetry. Abu ‘Ali said : I have been told that Abu ‘Ubaid said : It means that his heart is full of poetry so much so that it make...
Narrated by Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying :
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(It) i.e. the Qur'an (is not poet's speech) that a poet composes (little is it that ye believe!) He says: you do not believe in little or much.