The Book of Prayer

Bulugh al-Maram #303

كتاب الصلاة

وَعَنْهُ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- ‏"‏أَنَّ عُمَرَ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- مُرَّ بِحَسَّانَ يَنْشُدُ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ, فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ, فَقَالَ: "قَدْ كُنْتُ أَنْشُدُ, وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ‏"‏.‏ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ.

Narrated:

Umar came over Hassan while reciting poetry inside the mosque and looked at him sternly, then he (Hassan) said: “I used to recite poetry inside it (the mosque) in the presence of one who is more pious than you “.

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