Sahih al-Bukhari 6154
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet ﷺ said, "It is better for a man to fill the inside of his body with pus than to fill it with poetry."
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا حَنْظَلَةُ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ
" لأَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ جَوْفُ أَحَدِكُمْ قَيْحًا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يَمْتَلِئَ شِعْرًا ".
Classification
Sahih (Authentic)
References
Sahih al-Bukhari 6154
Sahih al-Bukhari Vol. 8, Book of Good Manners, Hadith 175