There is no harm in listening to camel-driving songs (huda) and the poetry of the Bedouins, whether much or little

Amr bin al-Sharid narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me behind him (on his mount) and said: "Do you remember any of the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi al-Salt?" I said: Yes. He said: "Recite." He says: I recited a verse, and he said: "Recite more," until I had recited a hundred verses.

This is another chain of the preceding hadith.

Amr bin al-Sharid narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him): I recited to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) a hundred verses of Umayyah bin Abi al-Salt, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) kept saying: "Recite more." Then he said: "He very nearly became a Muslim."
Al-Shafi'i said: "He (peace and blessings be upon him) listened to rajaz or poetry."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was on a journey, and there was a boy called Anjashah who was driving the mounts. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anjashah, drive the women's mounts gently."

Qatadah narrates from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a camel-chanter called Anjashah, and he had a beautiful voice. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anjashah, hold on, do not break the glass vessels."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) says that Anjashah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to drive the women's mounts and al-Bara' bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) used to drive the men's mounts. Anjashah (may Allah be pleased with him) had a very beautiful voice; when he chanted, the camels would run fast. So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Anjashah, woe to you! Drive the women's mounts gently."

Sayyiduna Salamah bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We set out with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) towards Khaybar. We travelled through a night, and a man said to Sayyiduna Amir bin al-Akwa' (may Allah be pleased with him): Will you not let us hear some of your verses? Amir was a poet. He got down (from his mount) and began reciting these verses while driving the mounts:
"O Allah, had You not guided us, we would not have given charity or prayed.
Send down tranquillity upon us when trial comes upon us.
And change our distress."
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Who is this driver of the mounts?" The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) said: O Messenger of Allah, this is Amir bin al-Akwa'. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "May Allah have mercy on him."
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered Ibn Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) to stir the people on, so he recited rajaz verses.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Ibn Rawahah, get down and stir the mounts on." He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have given that up. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Listen and obey. He says: So he threw himself down (from his mount) and said:
'Allahumma lawla anta mahtadayna, wa la tasaddaqna wa la sallayna' (O Allah, had it not been for You, we would not have been guided, nor would we have given charity or prayed).
'Fa-anzilan sakinatan alayna, wa thabbit al-aqdama in laqayna' (So send down tranquillity upon us, and keep our feet firm when we meet the enemy).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah while Ibn Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) was holding the reins of his (peace and blessings be upon him) mount and saying: O disbelievers! Clear the way for him today; whoever comes out to fight will have his neck struck today, (we are those) who will sever their necks from their bodies, and friend will be parted from friend. 'Ya rabbi inni mu'minun bi-qawlihi' (O my Lord, I believe in his word).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah to perform the Umrah al-Qada', Ibn Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) was walking in front of him (peace and blessings be upon him) and saying: O disbelievers! Leave his way clear.
Allah has hosted him; the best of the slain is the one slain in His path. On this interpretation we fought, while we fought you together with His guest.

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) entered Makkah, and its people stood in two rows looking at the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), while Ibn Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) was walking in front of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and saying:
O disbelievers! Clear his way today.
Today we will strike the neck of whoever comes out against him,
(a blow) that severs skulls from bodies and parts friend from friend.
O my Lord! I am a believer in his word.
Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Ibn Rawahah! Are you reciting poetry in the Sanctuary and in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "O Umar, stop. By Allah, in Whose Hand is my soul, these words strike them harder than arrows."
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said that a rider from Banu Tamim caught up with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and with them was a camel-driver singing huda.

Sayyiduna Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was travelling towards Syria (al-Sham). On the way, at night, he (peace and blessings be upon him) heard the voice of a camel-driver singing huda, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take me quickly to this huda singer." The narrator said: They hurried until they reached him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) gave the greeting of peace. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Which people are you?" They replied: Mudar. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We too belong to Mudar." The narrator said: That night he (peace and blessings be upon him) traced his lineage to Mudar. A man said: O Messenger of Allah! I was the first to sing huda to camels in the Jahiliyyah. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "How was that?" He said: A man of ours raided some camels and drove them off. He kept telling his slave (or his hired man): Gather them together. He refused, and the camels began to scatter, so he struck him and broke his hand. The slave began crying: Oh my hand, oh my hand! And the camels began to gather, and he was saying: Say it like this! The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) began to laugh.
(b) Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that our camel-driver had become slack.