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The ruling on reciting poetry in the mosque or at award ceremonies

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Question:
May Allah reward you. The brother 'Isa' asks, Shaykh, about poetry and its recitation in the mosque or at year-end award ceremonies, among the memorizers of the Qur'an?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with reciting pure poetry by one person, not by a group who call it anthems, no, one person. If the poetry is pure and beneficial, it was recited in the presence of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Hassan (may Allah be pleased with him) used to recite in the presence of the Messenger in the mosque, because Hassan's poetry was for calling to Islam and responding to the polytheists. So if the poetry has a correct and prescribed purpose, there is nothing wrong with a person reciting it at a gathering, in a council, or in the mosque, so that people benefit from it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1871 - حكم إنشاد الشعر في المسجد أو في حفلات التكريم - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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