شمائل ترمذي
Shamail Tirmidhi
باب ما جاء فى صفة كلام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فى الشعرChapter: What has been reported concerning the poetry of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ)
The Prophet listened to poetry from Companions
Hadith 246
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ سِمَاكِ بْنِ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ: «جَالَسْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ مِائَةِ مَرَّةٍ وَكَانَ أَصْحَابُهُ يَتَنَاشَدُونَ الشِّعْرَ وَيَتَذَاكَرُونَ أَشْيَاءَ مِنْ أَمْرِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَهُوَ سَاكِتٌ وَرُبَّمَا تَبَسَّمَ مَعَهُمْ»
Sayyiduna Jabir bin Samurah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I have attended the gathering of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) more than a hundred times. In the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them all) would recite poetry to each other and remind each other of some things from the days of ignorance, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would remain silent. Sometimes, upon hearing their conversations, he would also smile with them.
