satirized the Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him) and the Muslims (94). Ka'b ibn Zuhayr recited to him the poem:
in the mosque (95). His uncle al-Abbas said to him: "O Messenger of God, I wish to praise you in poetry." He said: "Speak, may God not break your mouth." He then recited to him:
Before that, you were pure in the shadows and in
A repository where the leaves are bound (96)
'Amr ibn al-Sharid said: "The Messenger of God (peace and blessings of God be upon him) had me ride behind him and asked: 'Do you have any of Umayyah's poetry?' I said: 'Yes.' I recited a verse to him, and he said: 'Go on.' I recited a verse, and he said: 'Go on.' until I recited one hundred rhymes to him (97)." On the day of Hunayn, the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him) said:
I am the Prophet, there is no lie
I am the son of Abd al-Muttalib (98)
There is a difference of opinion regarding this; it is said: It is not poetry, rather it is metered speech. It is also said: It is indeed poetry, but it is a single short line, so it is like prose. It is narrated (99) that it was said to Abu al-Darda': "There is no household among the Ansar but that they have spoken poetry." He said: "And I, too, have spoken it:
Man wishes to be granted his desires
But God refuses save what He has willed
Man says: My wealth and my profit
But the fear of God is the best of what one gains"
(94) Recorded by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter on what has been said regarding poetry, from the Book of Manners. Sunan Abi Dawud 2/599. And by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has been said regarding reciting poetry, from the Chapters of Manners. ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi 10/289. (95) Recorded by al-Bayhaqi, in: The Chapter on one who writes love poetry but does not name anyone..., from the Book of Testimonies. al-Sunan al-Kubra 1/243. The second hemistich is: * A captive in her wake, unransomed and shackled *. See: His Diwan 6-25. (96) al-Haythami attributed it to al-Tabarani. Majma' al-Zawa'id 8/217, 218. (97) Recorded by Muslim, in: The Book of Poetry. Sahih Muslim 4/1767. And by Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter on poetry, from the Book of Manners. Sunan Ibn Majah 2/1236. And by Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/388-390. (98) Recorded by al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on one who leads another's mount in war, the chapter on the white mule of the Prophet (peace and blessings of God be upon him), and the chapter on one who lines up his companions during a retreat..., from the Book of Jihad; in: The chapter on the saying of God Almighty: {And on the day of Hunayn...}, from the Book of Military Expeditions. Sahih al-Bukhari 4/37, 39, 81, 5/194, 195. And by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Battle of Hunayn, from the Book of Jihad. Sahih Muslim 3/1400, 1401. And by al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has been said regarding steadfastness during fighting, from the Chapters of Jihad. ‘Aridat al-Ahwadhi 7/184. And by Imam Ahmad, in: al-Musnad 4/281, 304. (99) In B: "It is said and it is narrated."
