Sahih al-Bukhari•Hadith 5921•Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
Chapter
Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab)
كتاب الأدب
Arabic Text
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 ".
English Translation
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."
Book
Sahih al-Bukhari
Hadith No.
5921
Author
Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari