43/71. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2852 — Poetry Filling the Heart
What Has Been Related (That) 'Certainly, for the inside of one of you to be filled with puss is better than it being filled with poetry'
Hadith About Filling the Inside With Poetry
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2852
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2852
حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى الرَّمْلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمِّي، يَحْيَى بْنُ عِيسَى الرَّمْلِيُّ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا يَرِيهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا " . وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ سَعْدٍ وَابْنِ عُمَرَ وَأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ وَأَبِي سَعِيدٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "It Is Better That One Of You Fill His Insides With Pus Than To Fill It With Poetry."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2852In-book reference : Book 43, Hadith 126English translation : Vol. 5, Book 41, Hadith 2852
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2852
This narration from Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas repeats the same serious warning about being filled with poetry. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that it is better for one of you to fill his inside with pus than to fill it with poetry. The phrase is not soft, and that is why the teaching should be kept close to the text. It warns against poetry taking over a person inwardly. It does not discuss every poem, every poet, or every use of poetry. The main search phrase “fill his inside with poetry hadith” points directly to this narration. The hadith encourages a person to think about what words dominate the heart.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration gives a strong warning about being inwardly filled with poetry.
- It points to the danger of excess when words take over a person’s concern.
- The hadith should be read as a warning tied to the wording given.
- A person should watch what occupies the heart and tongue.
