Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 152
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، أَنَّ شَاعِرًا، مَدَحَ بِلاَلَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بِلاَلُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ . فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ كَذَبْتَ لاَ بَلْ بِلاَلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلاَلٍ .
Translation
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ali ibn Muhammad reported to us: Abu Usamah reported to us, from Umar ibn Hamzah, from Salim: A poet praised Bilal ibn Abdullah, saying, ‘Bilal ibn Abdullah is the best of the Bilals.’ Ibn Umar said, ‘You have spoken falsely. No indeed, the Bilal of the Messenger of Allah is the best of the Bilals.’