Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ قَالَ أَنْشَدَ حَسَّانُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَهُوَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَمَرَّ عُمَرُ بِهِ فَلَحَظَهُ فَقَالَ حَسَّانُ وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ أَنْشَدْتُ فِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ فَخَشِيَ أَنْ يَرْمِيَهُ بِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَازَ وَتَرَكَهُ.
English Translation
'Abd al-Razzaq told us, Ma'mar told us, from al-Zuhri, from Ibn al-Musayyab, who said: Hassan b. Thabit recited poetry while he was in the mosque, and 'Umar passed by him and glanced at him. Hassan said: "By Allah, I have recited in it [poetry] when there was one in it who is better than you" — fearing that he would accuse him of [disrespecting] the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. So he passed on and left him.