Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 31122 — Firmness in supplication

Imam al-Sha'bi said: Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said to Ibn Abi al-Sa'ib, the storyteller of the people of Makkah: "Avoid rhymed prose in supplication, for I knew the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, and they did not do that."