Abu Hurairah reported,

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is better for a man's belly to be filled with pus that festers within him than to be filled with poetry."

Bukhari 6155

Sahih

حدثنا عمر بن حفص حدثنا أبي حدثنا الأعمش قال سمعت أبا صالح

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال

قال رسول الله ﷺ لأن يمتلئ جوف رجل قيحا يريه خير من أن يمتلئ شعرا

البخاري 6155صحيح
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Sahih Bukhari
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What is disliked of poetry dominating a person until it diverts him from the remembrance of Allah, knowledge, and the Quran
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Darussalam 6155
Bukhari 6155