حَدَّثَنَا عَارِمٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، أَوْ أَعْرَابِيًّا، أَتَى النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَتَكَلَّمَ بِكَلاَمٍ بَيِّنٍ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم: إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حِكْمَةً.
Ibn 'Abbas said that a man - or a bedouin - came to the
Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and spoke some eloquent
words. The Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "There
is some magic eloquence and some wisdom in poetry."
In respect of "And as for the poets, is the misled who follow
them. Do you not see how they ramble on in every style and that they say
things which they do not do?" (26:223-225), Ibn 'Abbas said that it
was abrogated and that an exception was made in His words, "except for
those who believe and do right actions the kind of reversal they
will receive." (26:226)
'Abdu'l-Malik ibn Marwan entrusted the teaching of his children
to ash-Sha'bi and said, "Teach them poetry so that they will possess dignity
and vigor. Feed them meat so that their hearts will be strong. Cut off
their hair so that their necks will be strong. Make them sit with men of
distinction who will contradict them in words."
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."
