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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الأقوال
Book of Sayings
بَابُ قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ: يَا هَنْتَاهُ
Chapter: Saying "O So-and-so"
Al-Adab al-Mufrad 799 — Saying "O So-and-so"
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: أَرْدَفَنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ”هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ؟“ قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ. فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا، فَقَالَ: ”هِيهِ“، حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِئَةَ بَيْتٍ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made me ride behind him and said: "Do you remember any verses of Umayyah bin Abi Salt?" I said: Yes! Then I recited one verse, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Recite more." Until I had recited one hundred verses to him.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
If poetry is based on wisdom and does not contain shirk (associating partners with Allah) or indecency, then listening to and reciting such poetry is permissible. However, excessive engagement in poetry, even if it is good, is blameworthy.
If poetry is based on wisdom and does not contain shirk (associating partners with Allah) or indecency, then listening to and reciting such poetry is permissible. However, excessive engagement in poetry, even if it is good, is blameworthy.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 799
