حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ سَالِمٍ أَنَّ شَاعِرًا مَدَحَ بِلَالَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ بِلَالُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلَالٍ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ کَذَبْتَ لَا بَلْ بِلَالُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيْرُ بِلَالٍ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 152
It was narrated from Sálim that a poet praised Bilal bin ‘Abdullah and said: “BiIâl bin Abdullah is better than any other Bilâl.” Ibn ‘Umar said: ‘You are lying. The Bildl of the Messenger of Allah is better than any other Bilâl.” (Da’if)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020