Ahadith al-Shi'r
- Author died
- 600 AH
- Editions
- al-Maktabah al-Islāmiyyah
Ahadith al-Shi'r (Traditions Concerning Poetry) is a specialized hadith monograph (juz') compiled by the Hanbali traditionist Abd al-Ghani al-Maqdisi (d. 600 AH / 1203 CE) that collects prophetic traditions and reports relating to poetry and its recitation .
Subject and Scope
The work belongs to the genre of thematic hadith treatises (ajza'), focusing specifically on narrations and reports regarding poetry . Bibliographers have categorized the treatise under the domains of hadith and adab (literature) .
Manuscripts and Publication
A manuscript copy of the tract is preserved in the Zahiriyya Library in Damascus under general collection number 3767/30, spanning folios 102 to 116 .
The text was edited by Ihsan Abd al-Mannan al-Jubayli and published in Amman, Jordan, by al-Maktaba al-Islamiyya in its first edition in 1410 AH (1989–1990 CE), as part of a series dedicated to specialized hadith booklets and treatises .
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