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Ash-Shama'il 242

“As I rode behind the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), I recited to him a hundred poetic verses, composed by Umayya ibn Abi’s-Salt. Whenever I recited a verse to him, the Prophet (sallallahu…

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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطَّائِفِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ

قَالَ: كُنْتُ رِدْفَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ مِنْ قَوْلِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ الثَّقَفِيِّ، كُلَّمَا أَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا، قَالَ لِيَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: هِيهْ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةً يَعْنِي بَيْتًا، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنْ كَادَ لَيُسْلِمُ»

“As I rode behind the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), I recited to him a hundred poetic verses, composed by Umayya ibn Abi’s-Salt. Whenever I recited a verse to him, the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said to me: ‘Recite more!’ until I had recited a hundred, meaning verses, to him.” The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) therefore said: ‘He was surely near to embracing Islam!’

Ash-Shama'il 242, Book 37, Description Of The Saying Of Rasoolullah On Poetry, Hadith 8. 1 min read

The chain

Who passed it on, from Imam at-Tirmidhi back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam at-TirmidhiCompiler, died 279 AH
  2. 2Ahmad ibn ManiTold us, Fourth generation, died 244 AH
  3. 3Marwan ibn MuawiyahTold us, Third generation, died 193 AH
  4. 4Abdullah ibn Abd ar-RahmanFrom, Third generation
  5. 5Amr ibn ash-SharidFrom, Successor, died 91 AH
  6. 6Ash-Sharid ibn SuwaydFrom, Companion

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