سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الأدبGeneral Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الشِّعْرِChapter: What has been narrated about poetry.
Hadith 5013
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي خَلَفٍ , وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ الْمَعْنَى ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ ، قَالَ : " مَرَّ عُمَرُ بِحَسَّانَ وَهُوَ يُنْشِدُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ فَلَحَظَ إِلَيْهِ ، فَقَالَ : قَدْ كُنْتُ أُنْشِدُ وَفِيهِ مَنْ هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكَ " .
Saeed said: Umar passed by Hassan when he was reciting verses in the mosque. He looked at him. Thereupon he said: I used to recite verses when there was present in it the one who was better than you (i. e. the Prophet).
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
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Reciting poetry in the mosque that pertains to religious and moral subjects is permissible.
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However, it is also a relevant fact that the Shari’ah temperament does not have much affinity with poetry. For this reason, Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu viewed the recitation of poetry by Hazrat Hassan radi Allahu anhu with disapproval.
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In comparison to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, even the greatest of the righteous, the pious, and the reformers hold no standing.
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If a situation of disagreement in thought or action arises with a person of virtue, the response should be given with utmost respect, good manners, and with evidence.
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If a person of lesser status is stronger in Shari’ah evidence and proof, then no person of virtue should feel any shame in accepting it.
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Reciting poetry in the mosque that pertains to religious and moral subjects is permissible.
➋
However, it is also a relevant fact that the Shari’ah temperament does not have much affinity with poetry. For this reason, Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu viewed the recitation of poetry by Hazrat Hassan radi Allahu anhu with disapproval.
➌
In comparison to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, even the greatest of the righteous, the pious, and the reformers hold no standing.
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If a situation of disagreement in thought or action arises with a person of virtue, the response should be given with utmost respect, good manners, and with evidence.
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If a person of lesser status is stronger in Shari’ah evidence and proof, then no person of virtue should feel any shame in accepting it.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 5013
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
From this hadith it is established that reciting good poetry, which is in accordance with the Qur’an and Hadith, in the mosque and similar places is permissible. It is also established that defending the Qur’an and Hadith is obligatory, and whoever works in the defense of the Qur’an and Hadith is included in the supplication of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam «الـلـهـم أيده بروح القدس ». O Allah! Make the writer also among those included in this supplication, Ameen.
From this hadith it is established that reciting good poetry, which is in accordance with the Qur’an and Hadith, in the mosque and similar places is permissible. It is also established that defending the Qur’an and Hadith is obligatory, and whoever works in the defense of the Qur’an and Hadith is included in the supplication of the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam «الـلـهـم أيده بروح القدس ». O Allah! Make the writer also among those included in this supplication, Ameen.
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1134
