Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 868
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، أَنَّ الأَسْوَدَ بْنَ سَرِيعٍ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ شَاعِرًا فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، امْتَدَحْتُ رَبِّي، فَقَالَ: أَمَا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُحِبُّ الْحَمْدَ، وَمَا اسْتَزَادَنِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Musa related to us, saying: Mubarak related to us, saying: al-Hasan related to us, that al-Aswad ibn Sari‘ related to him, saying: I was a poet, and I said: “Messenger of Allah, I have praised my Lord.” He said: “Indeed, your Lord loves praise,” and did not invite me to say more.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُحِبُّ الْحَمْدَ، وَمَا اسْتَزَادَنِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ
The witness provides only a cross-reference and omits the Arabic report.
Should this report be rendered directly rather than represented only by a cross-reference?