'Amr b. Sharid reported his father as saying: One day when I rode ehind Allah's Messenger , he said (to me): Do you remember any Poetry of Umayya b. Abu Salt. I said: Yes. He said: Then go on. I recited a couplet, and he said: Go on. Then I again recited a couplet and he said: Go on. I recited one hundred couplets (of his poetry). This hadith has been reported on the authority of Sharid through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.

'Amr b. Sharid reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Messeniger asked him to recite poetrv, the rest of the hadith is the same, out with this addition:" He (that is Umayya b. Abu Sharid was about to become a muslim and in the hadith transmitted on the authority, of Ibn Mahdi (the words are)" He was almost a Muslim in his poetry."

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying: The truest word spoken by an Arab (pre-Islamic) in poetry is this verse of Labid:" Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain."

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying: The truest word uttered by a poet is this verse of Labid:" Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Umayya b. Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger as saying: The truest verse recited by a poet is: Beliold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and Ibn Abu Salt was almost a Muslim.

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle as saying: The truest couplet recited by a poet is:" Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain," and he made no addition to it.

Abu Huraira reported: I heard Allah's Messenger as saying: The truest word which the poet stated is the word of Labid:" Behold! apart from Allah everything is vain."

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be opon him) as saying: It is better for a man's belly to be stuffld with pus which corrodes it than to stuff) one's mind with frivolous poetry. Abd Bakr has reported it with a slight variation Of wording.

Sa'd reported Allah's Apostle as saying: It is better for the belly of any one of you to be stuffed with pus rather than to stuff (one's mind) with poetry.

Abu Sa`id Khudri reported: We were going with Allah's Messenger . As we reached the place (known as) Arj there met (us) a poet who had been reciting poetry. Thereupon Allah's Messanger said: Catch the satan or detain the satan, for filling the belly of a man with pus is betting than stuffing his brain with poetry.

Buraida reported on the authority of his father that Allah's Apostle said: He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh and blood of swine.