Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 2-3032b
"عن ابن عباس قال: قال عمرُ بْنُ الخطابِ: تعلَّمُوا الشِّعرَ فإنَّ فيهِ محاسنَ تُبْتغَى، ومساوئَ تُتَّقَى، وحكمةً للحكماءِ، ويدُل على مكارمِ الأَخلاقِ".
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Ibn ʿBās
- Qāl ʿMr b. al-Khṭāb Tʿllamūā al-Shiʿr
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"On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, who said: 'Umar ibn al-Khattab said: Learn poetry, for in it are beautiful qualities that are sought, ugly qualities that are avoided, wisdom for the wise, and it points to noble character".
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