Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 716

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 716
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَنْشَدْتُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah reported to us. He said: Sufyan narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, who said: 'Umar passed by Hassan ibn Thabit while he was reciting poetry in the mosque and glanced at him. Hassan said, I recited poetry there while someone better than you was present. Then 'Umar turned to Abu Hurayrah and asked, Did you hear the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say, Respond on my behalf; O Allah, strengthen him with the Holy Spirit? He replied, Yes.