Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said from the pulpit: The greatest verse of poetry ever spoken by the Arabs is: "Ala kullu shay'in ma khala Allah batil" (Be aware! Everything besides Allah Almighty is false). Umayyah bin Abi Salt was close to becoming a Muslim.

(Second chain) The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: The truest verse ever spoken by a poet is this: "Behold! Everything besides Allah is false."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) affirmed some of the verses of Umayyah. He had said one verse: (Among the bearers of the Throne) some are in the form of a man, some in the form of an ox, under the right leg of Allah Almighty, some are in the form of a vulture, and some are in the form of a lion lying in ambush. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: Umayyah has spoken the truth. Once he recited these verses: And at the end of every night the sun rises, at that time it is red and its color appears rosy, it refuses and does not rise gently, otherwise it would be punished and whipped. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: He has spoken the truth.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) asked him to recite the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt. So he recited a hundred couplets. Whenever he completed a verse, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: "Recite more, recite more." When I finished a hundred couplets, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He was close to becoming a Muslim."

(Second Chain) It is narrated from Sayyiduna Shuraid (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I was riding behind the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said to me: Do you remember any poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt? I said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Recite to me. So I recited a verse, and whenever I finished a verse, he (peace and blessings be upon him) would say: Recite more. Until I had recited one hundred verses to him (peace and blessings be upon him), then he (peace and blessings be upon him) became silent and I also became silent.

It is narrated from Shurayh, he says: I asked Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): Did the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) also recite anyone's poetry? She said: Yes, he used to recite this verse of Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him): "Wa ya'teeka bil-akhbaari man lam tuzawwid" (That person will bring you news whom you did not provide anything for).

It is narrated from Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), she states that when there was a delay in receiving news, the Prophet would recite this verse of the poet Tarafah (bin Abd Bakri): "Wa ya'teeka bil-akhbaari man lam tuzawwid" (The person will bring you news whom you did not provide anything for).

Ibn Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) says: Sayyiduna Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him) said in a gathering, in which Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present, "O Abu Hurairah! I ask you by Allah, did you hear the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: 'Hassan! Respond on my behalf, Allah Almighty will support you with the Holy Spirit.'?" He said: "Yes."

It is narrated from Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had a pulpit placed in the mosque for Sayyiduna Hassan bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him). He would sit on it and defend the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) through his poetry. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely Allah Almighty supports Hassan through the Holy Spirit as long as he continues to defend His Messenger.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Surely, Allah Almighty knew, regarding everything He made unlawful, that some among you would look towards it. Beware! I am holding you back by your waists so that you do not fall into the Fire in the same way that moths and flies fall into the fire.