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."