أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ قَدْ أَنْشَدْتُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْکَ ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَی أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ فَقَالَ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ أَجِبْ عَنِّي اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 720
It was narrated that Saeed bin Al-Musayyab said: “Umar passed by Hassan bin Thabit while he was reciting poetry in the Masjid, and glared at him. He said: ‘I recited poetry when there was someone better than you in the Masjid.’ Then he turned to Abu Hurairah and said: ‘Did you not hear the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم when he said: “Answer back on my behalf. Allah, help him with the Holy Spirit!” He said: ‘Yes, by Allah.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020