Hazrat Majma' narrates that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) built a prison and named it Nafi'. Then a thought occurred to him, so he demolished it and built an even stronger prison. Then he recited this verse: "Do I not seem to you a man of intellect and a well-known wise person? After Nafi' prison, I built the Makhis prison."

Imam Shabi states that Hazrat Umar wrote a letter to Hazrat Mughira, instructing him to summon the poets to his presence and listen to their poetry.

Hazrat Abdul Malik bin Abi Basheer narrates that Hazrat Ikrimah said: I was walking with Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and we were heading towards the plain of Arafat. I was reciting poetry and he was correcting my mistakes.

Hazrat Qatadah narrates that Hazrat Mutarrif bin Abdullah said: I set out towards Kufa with Hazrat Imran bin Husain. Not a day would pass by except that he would recite poetry to us.

Imam Muhammad bin Sirin narrates that Hazrat Kathir bin Aflah said: The last gathering in which we sat with Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit was the gathering in which we recited poetry.

Hazrat Urwah narrates that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: When we came to Madinah, at that time Madinah was a place afflicted with disease. So Hazrat Abu Bakr and Hazrat Bilal became ill. When Hazrat Abu Bakr recovered, he used to recite this verse: Every person wakes up among his family in such a state that death is closer to him than the strap of his sandal. And when Hazrat Bilal recovered, he used to recite this verse: I wish, O my Lord, that I could spend a night in the valley of Makkah in such a state that around me would be the grass of Idhkhir and Thumamah. And will I ever come to the water of Majannah one day, and will the springs of Shamah and Tufail ever appear before me?

Hazrat Urwah narrates that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to recite these two verses from the poetry of Labid most often: "Those people have departed in whose protection life was spent. And I have been left behind like the skin of a mangy camel. And people indulge in slander and betrayal. And the one who speaks is blamed, even if he does not spread corruption."

Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that Hazrat Umar used to recite this verse: "She will come to you in distress, running in such a state that even the child in her womb will suffer. Her religion will be contrary to the religion of the Christians."

Hazrat Masruq narrates that Hazrat Hassan bin Thabit came to Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) after he had lost his eyesight. Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was informed that the person has come to you about whom Allah, the Lord of Honor, has said: "Whoever bore it, for him is a great punishment?" She replied: "Is he not in great punishment that indeed his eyesight has gone?" The narrator says that then Hazrat Hassan recited a poem about Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) which he had composed for his daughter: "She is chaste, blameless, she has not committed any evil act. She does not point fingers at the honor of chaste women." Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "But you are not like that."

Hazrat Hakam states that Hazrat Abdur Rahman bin Abi Laila recited poetry in the mosque while the muezzin was pronouncing the iqamah.