روى ابن عساكر بسند صحيح عن عائشة رضي الله عنها أنها قالت: والله ما قال أبو بكر الشعر قط (أي

Ibn cAsakir narrated with a sahih isnad that CA’ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: By Allah, Abu Bakr never spoke poetry (i.e.

لم يكن قطّ يَنظم الشعر، لا في الجاهلية ولا في الإسلام، وقد ترك هو وعثمان شرب الخمر في الجاهلية.

he never ‘composed’ poetry) either in the Jahiliyyah or in Islam, and he and cUthman gave up drinking wine in the Jahiliyyah.

أخرج أبو نُعَيم بسندٍ جيد عنها، رضي الله عنها، قالت: كان أبو بكر قد حرّم على نفسه الخمر في الجاهلية.

Abu Nucaym narrated with an excellent isnad that she said, may Allah be pleased with her: Abu Bakr had forbidden himself wine In the Jahiliyyah.

روى ابن عساكر أن عبد الله بن الزبير قال: ما قال أبو بكر الشعر قط.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that cAbdullah ibn az-Zubayr said: Abu Bakr never ever spoke poetry.

رَوَى ابْنُ عَسَاكِرَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَالِيَةِ الرِّيَاحِيِّ قَالَ: قِيلَ لِأَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ فِي مَجْلِسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ: هَلْ شَرِبْتَ الْخَمْرَ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ؟ فَقَالَ: أَعُوذُ بِاللهِ! فَقَالَ قَائِلٌ: لِمَ؟ فَقَالَ: أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَصُونَ عِرْضِي وَأَحْفَظَ مُرُوءَتِي، فَإِنَّ مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ ذَهَبَ عِرْضُهُ وَمُرُوءَتُهُ. قَالَ: فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ: «صَدَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ، صَدَقَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ» مَرَّتَيْنِ. وَهُوَ حَدِيثٌ مُرْسَلٌ غَرِيبٌ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَمَتْنِهِ.

Ibn cAsakir narrated that Abu’l-cAliyyah ar-Riyahi said: It was said to Abu Bakr as-Siddiq in a gathering of the companions of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, ‘Did you drink wine in the Jahiliyyah?’ He said, ‘I seek refuge in Allah.’ Someone said, ‘Why?’ He replied, ‘I tried to protect my honour and guard my manliness, for whoever drinks wine will lose his honour and his manliness.’ He said: That reached the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and he said, ‘Abu Bakr has told the truth, Abu Bakr has told the truth,’ twice. It is a mursal ghareeb hadith in both isnad and text.