الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب آفات اللسانBook of the Afflictions of the Tongue
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي شِعْرِ لَبِيْدِ وَأُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِى الصَّلْتِ
Chapter on what has been narrated regarding the poetry of Labid and Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt
Hadith 9948
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ أَشْعَرُ بَيْتٍ قَالَتْهُ الْعَرَبُ أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ وَكَادَ أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ
Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said from the pulpit: The greatest verse of poetry ever spoken by the Arabs is: "Ala kullu shay'in ma khala Allah batil" (Be aware! Everything besides Allah Almighty is false). Umayyah bin Abi Salt was close to becoming a Muslim.
Hadith 9949
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَصْدَقُ بَيْتٍ قَالَهُ الشَّاعِرُ أَلَا كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مَا خَلَا اللَّهَ بَاطِلُ
(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The truest verse ever spoken by a poet is this: "Behold! Everything besides Allah is false."
Hadith 9950
عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَّقَ أُمَيَّةَ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ شِعْرِهِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ وَثَوْرٌ تَحْتَ رِجْلِ يَمِينِهِ وَالنَّسْرُ لِلْأُخْرَى وَلَيْتٌ مُرْصَدُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَقَ وَقَالَ وَالشَّمْسُ تَطْلُعُ كُلَّ آخِرِ لَيْلَةٍ حَمْرَاءَ يُصْبِحُ لَوْنُهَا يَتَوَرَّدُ تَأْبَى فَمَا تَطْلُعُ لَنَا فِي رِسْلِهَا إِلَّا مُعَذَّبَةً وَإِلَّا تُجْلَدُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَدَقَ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) affirmed some of the verses of Umayyah. He had said one verse: (Among the bearers of the Throne) some are in the form of a man, some in the form of an ox, under the right leg of Allah Almighty, some are in the form of a vulture, and some are in the form of a lion lying in ambush. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Umayyah has spoken the truth. Once he recited these verses: And at the end of every night the sun rises, at that time it is red and its color appears rosy, it refuses and does not rise gently, otherwise it would be punished and whipped. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: He has spoken the truth.
Hadith 9951
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
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. So he recited a hundred couplets. Whenever he completed a verse, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Recite more, recite more." When I finished a hundred couplets, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He was close to becoming a Muslim."
Hadith 9952
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ قَالَ الشَّرِيدُ كُنْتُ رَدِيفًا لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ لِي أَمَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ ابْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ شَيْءٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَنْشِدْنِي فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ لِي كُلَّمَا أَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا إِيهْ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَسَكَتُّ
(Second Chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Do you remember any poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt? I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite to me. So I recited a verse, and whenever I finished a verse, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: Recite more. Until I had recited one hundred verses to him (peace and blessings be upon him), then he (peace and blessings be upon him) became silent and I also became silent.
