Hazrat Ibn Shureid or Hazrat Yaqub bin Asim, one of these two, narrates that Hazrat Shureid said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seated me behind him on his mount. And he said: Do you remember any verses of poetry by Umayyah bin Abi Salt? I said: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite them. So I recited one verse to him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite more. He kept saying: Recite more, recite more! Until I had recited one hundred verses to him.

Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, some poetry contains wisdom, and indeed, some speech has the effect of magic.

Hazrat Shureid narrates that I recited one hundred couplets from the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. After each couplet, the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, would say, "Recite more." And he said: "He was close to accepting Islam."

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) affirmed one or two verses from the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. He recited the verse: "Saturn and Taurus are beneath his right foot, and the Vulture is beneath his left foot. And the Lion lies in wait for him." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He has spoken the truth. The second verse is: "The sun rises in the last part of the night in such a way that it is red, and its color begins to turn rosy." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He has spoken the truth.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) used to recite this verse of poetry: "Time will bring you such news as you have never heard before."

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, the truest statement ever uttered by a poet is the saying of Labid. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited the first hemistich of his verse and left out the second. The hemistich is (translation): "Everything except Allah is false and perishing." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Umayyah bin Abi Salt was close to accepting Islam.

Hazrat Abu Huraira narrates that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Indeed, the truest statement ever uttered by a poet is this verse of Labid: (translation) "Everything except Allah is false and perishable." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: Umayyah bin Abi Salt was close to accepting Islam.

Hazrat Habib bin Abi Thabit narrates that Hazrat Hassan bin Thabit recited these verses to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): I bear witness by the command of Allah that Muhammad is the Messenger of that Allah who is above the heavens. The deeds of Yahya and his father (Hazrat Zakariya) are acceptable in this religion. Similarly, the deeds of Hazrat Hud are also acceptable when he used to stand among the people and invite them to the religion.

Imam Shabi narrates that Hazrat Hassan sought permission from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite poetry about the Quraysh. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: How can you do so when my lineage is also from among them? He replied: I will separate you from them just as a hair is taken out from flour.

Imam Shabi narrates that when the name of Hazrat Hassan was mentioned in the presence of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), it was said to her: Indeed, he supported against you and did such and such. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) replied: Leave it, certainly I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Allah Almighty helped Hassan in composing poetry through the Holy Spirit, that is, Hazrat Jibreel.