سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشِّعْرِChapter: What has been narrated about poetry.
Hadith 5011
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : " جَاءَ أَعْرَابِيٌّ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَجَعَلَ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلَامٍ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : إِنَّ مِنَ الْبَيَانِ سِحْرًا ، وَإِنَّ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ حُكْمًا " .
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A desert Arab came to the Prophet ﷺ and began to speak. Thereupon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: In eloquence there is magic and in poetry there is wisdom.
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
These ahadith are evidence that the preachers of Islam, teachers of the Shari'ah, and noble students should strive to adorn their invitational speeches with wisdom-filled poetry and excellent style of expression, so that the duty of conveying the truth and refuting falsehood may be fulfilled in the best and most beautiful manner, and the knowledge of the religion and its adherents may be elevated.
An uncouth preacher and an incoherent or otherwise unsubstantiated speaker and teacher not only bring ridicule and condemnation upon themselves, but also upon the religion of Islam and the callers to the truth.
These ahadith are evidence that the preachers of Islam, teachers of the Shari'ah, and noble students should strive to adorn their invitational speeches with wisdom-filled poetry and excellent style of expression, so that the duty of conveying the truth and refuting falsehood may be fulfilled in the best and most beautiful manner, and the knowledge of the religion and its adherents may be elevated.
An uncouth preacher and an incoherent or otherwise unsubstantiated speaker and teacher not only bring ridicule and condemnation upon themselves, but also upon the religion of Islam and the callers to the truth.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5011
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
(1)
Poetry is a form of speech. Just as both good and bad things can be said in prose, similarly, both good and bad things can be expressed in poetry.
(2)
One should avoid bad poetry; however, composing and listening to good poetry is permissible.
(1)
Poetry is a form of speech. Just as both good and bad things can be said in prose, similarly, both good and bad things can be expressed in poetry.
(2)
One should avoid bad poetry; however, composing and listening to good poetry is permissible.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3756
