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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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With the pens of longing and the ink of love,

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We record lines more precious than gold,

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In describing the master of all creation, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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The Prophetic characteristics (Shama'il).

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Chapter: What has been narrated regarding the description of the speech of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, concerning poetry.

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The status of poetry is the same as the status of all other speech.

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This is because poetry is measured, rhymed speech.

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So, whatever of it is good in its wording and its meaning,

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It is good and wholesome.

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It is permissible to recite it and to listen to it.

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And whatever of it is otherwise,

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It is evil, and it is not permissible to recite it or to listen to it.

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Al-Bukhari, may Allah have mercy on him, narrated in Al-Adab al-Mufrad,

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On the authority of Abdullah Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both,

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That the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:

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"Poetry is like other forms of speech;

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Its good is like the good of speech,

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And its evil is like the evil of speech."

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Ibn Majah and others narrated on the authority of Ubayy Ibn Ka'b, may Allah be pleased with him,

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That the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"Indeed, there is wisdom in poetry."

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Meaning, some poetry is wisdom,

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And some of it is not.

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It was said to the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her:

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"Did the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Ever recite any poetry?"

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She said:

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"He used to recite the poetry of Ibn Rawahah,

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And he would recite his saying:

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'And news will come to you from one you did not provide with provisions.'"

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In this hadith,

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I said to the Mother of the Believers, Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her—

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Or rather, she was asked:

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"Did the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Ever recite any poetry?"

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Meaning, did he ever chant any poetry?

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She said:

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"He used to recite the poetry of Ibn Rawahah."

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Meaning that he, peace be upon him,

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Would sometimes recite the poetry of the noble Companion,

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Abdullah Ibn Rawahah, may Allah be pleased with him.

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And her saying:

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"Like his saying:

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'And news will come to you from one you did not provide with provisions,'"

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Means that he would sometimes recite the words of others,

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Like his saying:

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"And news will come to you from one you did not provide with provisions."

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This is a hemistich from a verse by Tarafa Ibn al-Abd,

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In his famous Mu'allaqa, in which he says:

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"The days will reveal to you that which you were ignorant of,

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And news will come to you from one you did not provide with provisions."

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The meaning of this verse,

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As Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her, explains,

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Is that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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When he was delayed in receiving news,

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Would recite Tarafa's verse:

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"And news will come to you from one you did not provide with provisions."

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Meaning: The days will reveal to you that which you were heedless of,

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And one to whom you gave no provisions will bring you the news.

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On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said:

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"The truest word spoken by a poet

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Is the word of Labid:

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'Indeed, everything except Allah is false.'"

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And Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt almost accepted Islam.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said:

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"The truest word spoken by a poet."

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The intent by "word"

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Is a complete, meaningful sentence.

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And it is here a hemistich of a verse spoken by Labid:

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"Indeed, everything except Allah is false."

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And its completion is: "And every blessing will inevitably vanish."

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Labid is Labid Ibn Rabi'ah al-'Amiri.

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He was a poet among the most eloquent of poets.

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He came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, with his people,

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So he accepted Islam, and his Islam was sincere.

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He stopped composing poetry,

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And said: "Allah has replaced poetry for me with Surah al-Baqarah."

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And his saying: "Indeed, everything except Allah is false,"

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The intent by "false"

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Is that which is perishable and transient.

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It was considered the truest speech of the poets

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Because it conforms to the saying of Allah the Exalted:

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“Everyone that is thereon will pass away;” (55:26)

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And his saying: "And Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt almost accepted Islam,"

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Means Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt was close to entering Islam,

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Because he used to speak the truth in his poetry.

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He was a devout person during the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era),

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And he would worship and believe in the Resurrection.

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However, he lived to see Islam but did not accept it.

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On the authority of Jundub Ibn Sufyan al-Bajali, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:

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A stone struck the finger of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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And it bled.

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So he said: "You are but a finger that has bled,

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And what you have suffered is in the path of Allah."

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In this hadith,

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The Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Went out one time on an expedition,

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And a stone struck his finger, causing it to bleed.

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Meaning his finger was wounded,

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And blood appeared from it.

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The intent by "finger" here is the finger of a man.

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So he, peace be upon him, addressed it metaphorically,

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Or literally, to console it,

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Meaning: "Be steadfast,

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For you are being tested with some pain and injury,

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Yet you have bled,

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And what you have encountered is for the sake of Allah,

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So do not worry, but rather rejoice,

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For the trial is small,

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And the reward is great."

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In this is evidence that a Muslim has a reward

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For everything that befalls him if he seeks the reward from Allah.

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Some scholars have said

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That this verse was recited by the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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From the poetry of Ibn Rawahah, may Allah be pleased with him.

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On the authority of Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both, he said:

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A man said to him:

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"Did you flee from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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O Abu 'Amarah?"

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He said: "No, by Allah,

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not turn his back,

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But the hasty people turned their backs,

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And Hawazin met them with arrows.

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was on his mule,

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And Abu Sufyan Ibn al-Harith Ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib

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Was holding its bridle,

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And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was saying:

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'I am the Prophet, there is no lie,

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I am the son of 'Abd al-Muttalib.'"

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A man asked Abu 'Amarah,

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Who is Al-Bara' Ibn 'Azib, may Allah be pleased with them both, saying:

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"Did you flee from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him?"

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He meant on the day of Hunayn.

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So he answered him, saying:

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"No, by Allah, the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, did not turn his back,

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But the hasty people turned their backs."

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Meaning the first of the people who rush toward something,

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And advance toward it quickly.

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That was when Hawazin met them with arrows,

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Meaning with spears and arrows.

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Hawazin is a large tribe of the Arabs,

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And they were the people of Ta'if.

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They were among the best of people at archery,

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And the greatest of them in their attention to it.

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And his saying:

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"And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was on his mule,

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And Abu Sufyan Ibn al-Harith Ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib was holding its bridle."

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This Abu Sufyan

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Is the cousin of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And his foster brother.

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He accepted Islam before the conquest of Makkah,

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And his Islam was sincere.

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He stood firm with the Prophet, peace be upon him, on the day of Hunayn,

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And he took hold of the bridle of the mule of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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So that it would not advance toward the enemies.

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And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, was saying:

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"I am the Prophet, there is no lie,

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I am the son of 'Abd al-Muttalib."

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This is the point of evidence from the hadith,

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Meaning: I am a Prophet sent by the Lord of the worlds, in truth.

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Allah the Exalted has promised His Prophets clear victory.

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And his saying:

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"I am the son of 'Abd al-Muttalib,"

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He attributed himself to his grandfather instead of his father, Abdullah,

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As if it were due to the fame of 'Abd al-Muttalib among the people,

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Because of the nobility of his reputation and his long life,

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Unlike his father, Abdullah,

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For he died young.

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That is why many of the Arabs would call him,

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"O son of 'Abd al-Muttalib."

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On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him,

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That the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Entered Makkah during the 'Umrat al-Qada' (the compensatory pilgrimage),

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And Ibn Rawahah was walking before him, saying:

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"Clear the way, sons of the disbelievers, for his path,

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Today we shall strike you for its revelation,

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With a strike that removes heads from their resting places,

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And makes a friend forget his friend."

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So Umar said to him:

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"O Ibn Rawahah,

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In front of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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And in the sanctuary of Allah,

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You recite poetry?"

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So he, peace be upon him, said:

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"Leave him be, O Umar,

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For it is faster against them than the striking of arrows."

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, entered

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Makkah during the 'Umrat al-Qada',

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Which is the pilgrimage agreed upon

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In the terms of the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.

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And the poet of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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The noble Companion Abdullah Ibn Rawahah,

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May Allah be pleased with him,

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Was walking before him, saying:

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"Clear the way, sons of the disbelievers, for his path."

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Meaning: Move aside, O you disbelievers,

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From the path of the Prophet, peace be upon him.

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And his saying:

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"Today we strike you for its revelation,"

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Meaning: Today we fight you over the ruling of its revelation,

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"A strike that removes the head from its resting place."

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"Al-ham" is the plural of "hamma,"

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Which is the forelock, the top of the head.

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And "al-maqil" is the place.

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The meaning is: Today we strike you a blow

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That removes the head from its position and place.

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And his saying:

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"And makes the intimate friend forget his intimate friend,"

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Meaning: That strike makes the intimate friend forget his intimate friend.

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'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, objected to Ibn Rawaha,

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Saying in the presence of the Messenger of Allah,

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"Do you recite poetry in the sanctuary of Allah?"

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As if he considered the recitation of poetry to be a grave matter

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In this place.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him,

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"Leave him be, O 'Umar,

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For it is swifter against them than the piercing of arrows."

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Meaning: Let him proceed with his poetry,

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For it affects them with an impact

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Faster than the impact of arrows.

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It is understood from the hadith

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That poetry is a powerful weapon

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If used properly,

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And it is a form of jihad with the tongue.

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

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"Strive against the polytheists with your wealth,

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Your hands, and your tongues."

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On the authority of Jabir Ibn Samura, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:

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I sat with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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More than a hundred times.

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His Companions would recite poetry to one another,

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And recall things from the affairs of the Jahiliyyah,

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While he remained silent,

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And sometimes he would smile with them.

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In this hadith,

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Jabir Ibn Samura, may Allah be pleased with him, mentions

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That he sat with the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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More than a hundred times.

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His intent in mentioning this large number of times

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That he sat with the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Is to emphasize to the listener the matter he is about to mention.

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And his saying:

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"His Companions would recite poetry to one another,"

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Meaning: In his presence, peace be upon him,

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Where some would recite to others some of the poetry they had memorized.

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They would talk and engage in discussions about the affairs of the Jahiliyyah,

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Meaning: By way of criticism or as a narrative,

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Due to the benefit or other reasons contained therein.

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And the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Would sit with them while remaining silent,

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And sometimes he would smile.

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His silence, peace be upon him, and his smiling

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Indicate his approval of their action,

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Because he would not remain silent regarding falsehood.

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On the authority of 'Umar Ibn al-Sharid, from his father, who said:

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I was riding behind the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And I recited to him a hundred rhymes from the poetry of Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt al-Thaqafi.

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Every time I recited a verse,

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, would say to me,

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"Go on," until I had recited a hundred, meaning verses.

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Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,

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"He almost became a Muslim."

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In this hadith, al-Sharid Ibn Suwayd al-Thaqafi, may Allah be pleased with him, mentions

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That he was riding behind the Prophet, peace be upon him, on his mount.

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This is a sign of his humility, peace be upon him,

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For he would often let some of his Companions ride behind him on his mount.

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Abu Zakariyya Yahya Ibn Manda compiled

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The names of those whom the Prophet, peace be upon him, let ride behind him,

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And their number reached about forty people.

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He says: "I recited to him a hundred rhymes,"

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Meaning: Of poetry,

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From the words of Umayya Ibn Abi al-Salt al-Thaqafi,

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Who was a poet of the Jahiliyyah.

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Some of his poetry contained glorification of Allah the Exalted,

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Praise of Him, glory be to Him,

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And mention of the Resurrection and the like.

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Al-Sharid says:

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"Every time I recited a verse,

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, would say to me,

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'Go on,'" meaning: Add more.

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Until I had recited a hundred verses,

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Which is not a small number.

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Then the Prophet, peace be upon him, said,

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"He almost became a Muslim."

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The call of the Prophet, peace be upon him, had reached him,

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And he was close to becoming a Muslim,

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But he died in a state of disbelief.

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The matter belongs to Allah, before and after.

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On the authority of 'A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, she said:

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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Used to set up a pulpit in the mosque for Hassan Ibn Thabit,

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Upon which he would stand,

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Boasting on behalf of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Or he said:

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Defending the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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And he would say:

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"Allah the Exalted supports Hassan with the Holy Spirit

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As long as he defends or boasts on behalf of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."

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In this hadith,

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The Prophet, peace be upon him,

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Ordered a pulpit to be set up for Hassan Ibn Thabit,

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May Allah be pleased with him, in the mosque,

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So that he could stand upon it to recite poetry.

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Hassan, may Allah be pleased with him,

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Was the poet of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And one of the most eloquent poets.

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He would stand in the mosque on that pulpit

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To boast on behalf of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,

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Or to defend him.

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This is a doubt from the narrator.

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The meaning of "yufakhir" (boasting)

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Is that he would mention the glories of the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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And his virtues and high status.

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And "al-munafaha"

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Is the defense,

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And the protection of the noble Messenger, peace be upon him.

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This is a form of jihad with the tongue.

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And her saying:

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"And the Prophet, peace be upon him, says:

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'Allah supports Hassan with the Holy Spirit

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As long as he defends or boasts on behalf of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,'"

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Meaning: Allah supports Hassan with the Holy Spirit

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As long as he is occupied with supporting the religion of Allah

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And strengthening the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said

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To Hassan Ibn Thabit:

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"Satirize the polytheists,

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For the Holy Spirit is with you."

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And in one wording:

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"And Jibril is with you."

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It is clear from this that the intended meaning of the Holy Spirit is Jibril, peace be upon him.

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So Jibril, peace be upon him,

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Would support Hassan, may Allah be pleased with him, in his poetry

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In support of the religion of Allah the Exalted,

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And in defense of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him.

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The hadith has more to follow, if Allah wills.

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And Allah knows best.

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May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad,

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And upon all his family and companions.