Tell us about permissible poetry?
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The questioner : I hope you will tell us about permissible poetry?
The Shaykh : This depends on the choice of the poem.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The one this woman wants, and among the best poems she has heard is the Mimiyyah by Ibn al-Qayyim, for it contains admonitions and wisdom that soften the human heart. There are many well-known poems in admonition and wisdom; she can browse books of literature and take from them whatever she wishes. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a listener named Samiyyah from Bahrain; she has used this symbol in place of her name. Do you say, A?
The Shaykh : This depends on the choice of the poem.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The one this woman wants, and among the best poems she has heard is the Mimiyyah by Ibn al-Qayyim, for it contains admonitions and wisdom that soften the human heart. There are many well-known poems in admonition and wisdom; she can browse books of literature and take from them whatever she wishes. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. This is a listener named Samiyyah from Bahrain; she has used this symbol in place of her name. Do you say, A?