Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, performed prayer at night, he would exalt Allah and then say, “Glory be to You, O Allah, with Your praises, blessed is Your name, exalted is Your majesty, and there is no God besides You.” Then, he would say, “Allah …
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Ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the accursed Satan, his madness, his pride, and his poetry.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 808 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ …
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‘Ikramah reported: Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Preach to people once a week every Friday. If you refuse, then two times. If you desire more, then three times. Do not make people averse to this Quran. Do not come to people while they are talking and begin to lecture them, cutting …
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Imam al-Shafi’i, may Allah be pleased with him, said in his poetry, “If a fool speaks to you, do not answer him, for the best answer is silence. If you speak to him, you have delighted him. If you leave him, he nearly dies in anguish.” Source: Dīwān al-Imām al-Shāfi’ī 38 Al-Ajurri said about the …
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‘Alqamah reported: Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Do not scatter the Quran as if it were dates falling from a tree, nor recite quickly as if it were poetry. Stop at its verses that amaze you and let it move your hearts. Let not your concern be reaching the end …
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Simak reported: I said to Jabir ibn Samrah, “Have you sat with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?” Jabir said, “Yes, and he would observe silence for long periods of time and seldom laugh. His companions would mention poetry in his presence and some of their affairs. They would laugh and …
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Ibn Abbas reported: When Abu Dharr heard that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had appeared in Mecca, he said to his brother, “Ride to this valley and tell me about this man who claims to have received revelation from the heavens. Listen to his words and then inform me.” The man rode …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by some of the girls of Medina and they were playing their drums and singing the words, “Muhammad is an excellent neighbor! We are neighbors from the tribe of Najjar!” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah knows that you are dear to me.” …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, would set up a pulpit in the mosque for Hassan and he would stand on it and satirize in poetry whoever spoke against the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet said, “Verily, the holy spirit is with Hassan as long as he defends the …
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Qurrah ibn Khalid reported: I asked Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, “Did the companions have fun?” Ibn Sirin said, “They were not but people. Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, would have fun and compose songs of poetry.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 2437 عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدِ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: Aisha gave away one of her relatives in marriage to a man among the Ansar. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came and he said, “Did you send them a girl?” They said yes. The Prophet said, “Did you send someone to sing with her?” She said no. …
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Al-Rubayyi’ bint Mu’awwidh reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to me after performing our marriage and he sat on my bed. Some young girls were playing the drums and singing in lamentation of my father, who had been killed at the battle of Badr. Then, one of the girls said, “There …
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Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Poetry is in the same position as speech. The beautiful among it is like beautiful words, and the ugly among it is like ugly words.” Source: al-Adab al-Mufrad 862 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the greatest liar among people is a man who insults another man by satirizing the entire tribe, and a man who disowns his father and accuses his mother of adultery.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 3761 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to my house when two girls were beside me singing songs of Bu’ath. The Prophet laid down and turned his face to the other side. Then, Abu Bakr came in and spoke to me harshly, saying, “Musical instruments of Satan near the …
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Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The most truthful word ever spoken by an Arab poet is the saying of Labid: Everything besides Allah is in vain.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2256 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَشْعَرُ كَلِمَةٍ …
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Sa’d reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “That one of you fills his belly with puss is better than filling it with vain poetry.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5802, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2258 Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim عَنْ سَعْدٍ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ …
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Al-Sharid ibn Suwayd reported: I was riding with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, one day and he said, “Do you havee anything of the poetry of Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt?” I said yes. The Prophet said, “Carry on.” I recited a couplet and the Prophet said, “Carry on.” Then I recited …
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