What is the ruling on composing poetry, and what is the ruling on quoting from the Qur'an and incorporating it into poetry?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on composing poetry, and what is the ruling on quoting from the Noble Qur'an and incorporating it into poetry?
Answer:
It is not permissible to insert the words of the Qur'an into poetry. This is not permissible because the Qur'an is not poetry and is kept pure from being included in poetry. Yes. As for poetry itself, there is a distinction here: some of it is good and some of it is bad. There is a distinction in poetry: its good is good, and its bad is bad. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the ruling on composing poetry, and what is the ruling on quoting from the Noble Qur'an and incorporating it into poetry?
Answer:
It is not permissible to insert the words of the Qur'an into poetry. This is not permissible because the Qur'an is not poetry and is kept pure from being included in poetry. Yes. As for poetry itself, there is a distinction here: some of it is good and some of it is bad. There is a distinction in poetry: its good is good, and its bad is bad. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3837- 4717] ما حكم نظم الشعر وما حكم الاقتباس من القرآن وتضمينه في الشعر ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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