Sahih Muslim Book - 44, Hadith - 6384

حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ سُفْيَانَ ، قَالَ عَمْرٌو ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ ، مَرَّ بِحَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ الشِّعْرَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ ، فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ: قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ ، وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ ، ثُمَّ الْتَفَتَ إِلَى أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، فَقَالَ: أَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ أَسَمِعْتَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ: أَجِبْ عَنِّي ، اللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ بِرُوحِ الْقُدُسِ ؟ قَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ نَعَمْ.

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that 'Umar passed by Hassan when he was reciting poetry in the Masjid and he glared at him. He said: "I used to recite poetry here when there was one here who was better than you." Then he turned to Abu Hurairah and said: "I adjure you by Allah, did you hear the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) say: 'Reply on my behalf. 0 Allah, support him with the Holy Spirit'?" He said: "By Allah, yes."