Sahih Muslim
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Chapter 45 · The Book of Poetryوَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الشُّعَرَاءُ: [البحر الطويل] أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللهَ بَاطِلٌ.
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Allah's Apostle ( صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ) as saying: The truest couplet recited by a poet is: Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain, and he made no addition to it.