Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The truest word spoken by an Arab (pre-Islamic) in poetry is this verse of Labid: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain
Sahih MuslimHadith 2256 (5 narrations)
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2256.02
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: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
2256.03
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:The truest verse recited by a poet is: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Ibn Abu Salt was almost a Muslim
2256.04
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:The truest couplet recited by a poet is: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and he made no addition to it
2256.05
Abu Huraira reported:I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: The truest word which the poet stated is the word of Labid: "Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain