78/92. Chapter:
To indulge in poetry
Sahih Bukhari : 6154
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6154
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا ".
Narrated Ibn `Umar: 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."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6154In-book reference : Book 78, Hadith 180USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 73, Hadith 175
