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QASAAID
THE THEMES IN THE RELIGIOUS POETRY
IN THE TIME OF OUR BELOVED PROPHET MUHAMMAD
Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam
Siddiq Osman Noormuhammad
Labid Praises Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala In Verse
The beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam praised Labid bin Rabi'ah, a famous pre-Islamic poet for praising Allah in his poetry, as we learn from the following Hadith in Mishkat-ul-Masabih, Book 2, Chapter 12, p.188.
(4) Abu Hurairah reported that Allah's Messenger (Sallallahu 'alayhi wa Sallam) said: The truest words (ever) uttered by a poet is the saying of Labid: "Behold! Everything besides Allah is vain". (Abu Dawud)
Later on, Labid came to accept Islam and continued to compose poems until his death, placing his gifts at the service of religion.
Mawlaaya Salli wa Sallim daaiman abadaa
'Alaa Habibika Khayril khalqi kullihimi
Allahumma Salli wa Sallim 'alayh
O Lord! Bestow blessings and peace for and evermore
On Your Beloved, the best in all creation.
O Allah! Bestow blessings and peace on him.