The Book of Poetry (Kitab Al-Sh`ir)
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1. The Book of Faith (Kitab Al-Iman)

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26. The Book on Salutations and Greetings (Kitab As-Salam)

27. The Book Concerning the Use of Correct Words (Kitab Al-Alfaz min Al-Adab wa

28. The Book of Poetry (Kitab Al-Sh`ir)

29. The Book of Vision (Kitab Al-Ruya)

30. The Book Pertaining to the Excellent Qualities of the Holy Prophet (may Peace be

31. The Book Pertaining to the Merits of the Companions (Allah Be Pleased With Them)

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33. The Book of Destiny (Kitab-ul-Qadr)

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36. The Book of Heart-Melting Traditions (Kitab Al-Riqaq)

37. The Book Pertaining to Repentance and Exhortation to Repentance (Kitab Al-Tauba)

38. Pertaining To The Charateristics Of The Hypocrites And Command Concerning Them

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41. The Book Pertaining to the Turmoil and Portents of the Last Hour (Kitab Al-Fitan

42. The Book Pertaining to Piety and Softening of Hearts (Kitab Al-Zuhd wa

43. The Book of Commentary (Kitab Al-Tafsir)

The Book of Poetry (Kitab Al-Sh`ir)

Chapter 1: Book 028, Number 5602: 'Amr b. Sharid reported his father as saying: One day when I rode ehind Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him), he said (to me): Do you remember any Poetry of Umayya b. Abu Salt. I said: Yes. He said: Then go on. I recited a couplet, and he said: Go on. Then I again recited a couplet and he said: Go on. I recited one hundred couplets (of his poetry). This hadith has been reported on the authority of Sharid through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.

Book 028, Number 5603: 'Amr b. Sharid reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messeniger (may peace be upon him) asked him to recite poetrv, the rest of the hadith is the same, out with this addition:" He (that is Umayya b. Abu Sharid was about to become a muslim and in the hadith transmitted on the authority, of Ibn Mahdi (the words are)" He was almost a Muslim in his poetry." Book 028, Number 5604: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) 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." Book 028, Number 5605: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) 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.

Book 028, Number 5606: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The truest verse recited by a poet is: Beliold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Ibn Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.

Book 028, Number 5607: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: The truest couplet recited by a poet is:" Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and he made no addition to it.

Book 028, Number 5608: Abu Huraira reported: I heard Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The truest word which the poet stated is the word of Labid:" Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain." Book 028, Number 5609: Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be opon him) as saying: It is better for a man's belly to be stuffld with pus which corrodes it than to stuff) one's mind with frivolous poetry. Abd Bakr has reported it with a slight variation Of wording.

Book 028, Number 5610: Sa'd reported Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) as saying: It is better for the belly of any one of you to be stuffed with pus rather than to stuff (one's mind) with poetry.

Book 028, Number 5611: Abu Sa`id Khudri reported: We were going with Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him). As we reached the place (known as) Arj there met (us) a poet who had been reciting poetry. Thereupon Allah's Messanger (may peace be upon him) said: Catch the satan or detain the satan, for filling the belly of a man with pus is betting than stuffing his brain with poetry.

Chapter 2: IT IS PROHIBITED TO PLAY CHESS Book 028, Number 5612: Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon him) said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.

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