عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ وَحَسَّانُ يُنْشِدُ، فَقَالَ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ فِيهِ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، فَقَالَ أَنْشُدُكَ بِاللّٰهِ، أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللّٰهِ صَلَّی اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ ”أَجِبْ عَنِّي، اَللّٰھُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوْحِ الْقُدُسِ“. قَالَ نَعَمْ.
Hazrat Sa‘idra bin Al-Musaiyab narrates, “Umar came to the mosque while Hassan was reciting a poem. (Umar disapproved of that.) On that, Hassan said, ‘I used to recite poetry in this very mosque in the presence of one (i.e. the Holy Prophetsa) who was better than you.’ Then he turned towards Abu Hurairah and said (to him), ‘I ask you by Allah, did you hear Allah’s Messengersa saying (to me), ‘Retort on my behalf. O Allah! Support him (i.e. Hassan) with the Holy Spirit!’ Abu Hurairah said, ‘Yes.’”
(Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab bad’I l-khalq, Hadith 3212)
