عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَنْشَدَهُ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ قَالَ فَأَنْشَدَهُ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ قَالَ فَلَمْ أُنْشِدْهُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قَالَ إِيهْ إِيهْ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَفْرَغْتُ مِنْ مِائَةِ قَافِيَةٍ قَالَ كَادَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ
Sayyiduna Shuraid narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, asked him to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. So I recited one hundred couplets. Whenever I recited any of his poetry to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, he would say: "Recite more, recite more." Until when I finished one hundred couplets, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "It was close that Umayyah would have become a Muslim."