Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): The best verse of poetry ever said by any Arab is the saying of Labid: "Beware! Everything except Allah Almighty is perishable." (The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said:) Umayyah bin Abi al-Salt had come very close to accepting Islam.