Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said, i.e. 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam '
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 8, Book 73: Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab), Hadith #168
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "The most true words said by a poet were the words of Labid. He said, i.e. 'Verily, everything except Allah is perishable and Umaiya bin Abi As-Salt was about to embrace Islam '
This hadith is from the book of Good Manners and Form (Al-Adab) in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 168 in book 73 of volume 8.
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