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الادب المفرد
Adab al-Mufrad
كتاب الشعرBook of Poetry
بَابُ الشِّعْرُ حَسَنٌ كَحَسَنِ الْكَلَامِ وَمِنْهُ قَبِيحٌChapter: Poetry Is Good Like Good Speech, and Some Is Bad
Hadith 868
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُبَارَكٌ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، أَنَّ الأَسْوَدَ بْنَ سَرِيعٍ حَدَّثَهُ قَالَ: كُنْتُ شَاعِرًا فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، امْتَدَحْتُ رَبِّي، فَقَالَ: ”أَمَا إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يُحِبُّ الْحَمْدَ“، وَمَا اسْتَزَادَنِي عَلَى ذَلِكَ.
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Aswad bin Sari’ (may Allah be pleased with him), he states: I was a poet, so I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have expressed the praise and glorification of my Lord (in poetry). The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Why not, indeed your Lord loves praise.” The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) did not say anything more to me than this.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Usman Muneeb
Benefits and Issues:
The point is that just as Allah Almighty is praised and glorified through ordinary words, it is likewise permissible to do so in poetry, because poetry is also a part of speech.
The point is that just as Allah Almighty is praised and glorified through ordinary words, it is likewise permissible to do so in poetry, because poetry is also a part of speech.
Source: Fadlullah al-Ahad: Urdu Commentary on al-Adab al-Mufrad, Page: 868
