Al-Adab Al-Mufrad
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 873
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَعْنٌ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عُمَرُ بْنُ سَلاَّمٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمَلِكِ بْنَ مَرْوَانَ دَفَعَ وَلَدَهُ إِلَى الشَّعْبِيِّ يُؤَدِّبُهُمْ، فَقَالَ: عَلِّمْهُمُ الشِّعْرَ يَمْجُدُوا وَيُنْجِدُوا، وَأَطْعِمْهُمُ اللَّحْمَ تَشْتَدُّ قُلُوبُهُمْ، وَجُزَّ شُعُورَهُمْ تَشْتَدُّ رِقَابُهُمْ، وَجَالِسْ بِهِمْ عِلْيَةَ الرِّجَالِ يُنَاقِضُوهُمُ الْكَلامَ.
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibrahim ibn al-Mundhir related to us, saying: Ma‘n related to me, saying: ‘Umar ibn Sallam related to me that ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan entrusted his sons to al-Sha‘bi to educate them. He said: “Teach them poetry so that they may be renowned and gain support; feed them meat so that their hearts grow strong; cut their hair so that their necks grow strong; and have them sit with distinguished men who will engage them in disputation.”
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The paired verbs يمجدوا وينجدوا are unusual and can be understood as becoming renowned and receiving aid; the English witness renders them as dignity and vigor.