What is the rhyming prose that is prohibited in sermons?
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Question:
How do you reconcile the hadith of Abu Hurayrah -Sahih al-Bukhari 6616 - with what is reported in the hadiths regarding the prohibition of rhyming prose?
Answer:
The rhyming prose in question is that which is deliberately crafted.
As for rhyming prose that is not intended, there is nothing wrong with it; it is abundant in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and it is not intended.
As for deliberate crafting, it should not be done. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the one who responded to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying: "How can I be liable for someone who did not drink, did not eat, did not speak, and did not cry out at birth, so that such a one is to be redeemed?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:; because he opposed the truth with it and refuted the truth with it. So, rhyming prose that is deliberately crafted, or used to refute the truth or object to the truth, is detested and rejected. We ask Allah for safety from it.
Q: Is rhyming prose permissible during the sermon?
The Shaykh: The point is that if it is appropriate and there is no deliberate crafting, there is nothing wrong with it. It occurs in the hadiths and it occurs in the Qur'an.
How do you reconcile the hadith of Abu Hurayrah -
Take refuge with Allah from the difficulties of severe calamities, from having an evil end and a bad fate and from the malicious joy of your enemies.
تعوّذوا بالله من جهد البلاء، ودرك الشقاء، وسوء القضاء، وشماتة الأعداءAnswer:
The rhyming prose in question is that which is deliberately crafted.
As for rhyming prose that is not intended, there is nothing wrong with it; it is abundant in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and it is not intended.
As for deliberate crafting, it should not be done. As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding the one who responded to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by saying: "How can I be liable for someone who did not drink, did not eat, did not speak, and did not cry out at birth, so that such a one is to be redeemed?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Rhyming prose of the type of the fortune-tellers.
سَجْع مِن سجع الكهانQ: Is rhyming prose permissible during the sermon?
The Shaykh: The point is that if it is appropriate and there is no deliberate crafting, there is nothing wrong with it. It occurs in the hadiths and it occurs in the Qur'an.
Source
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