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Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam), was greatly moved by their sincere
welcome and exhorted his new Companions, saying, "O people, greet one another with
peace, feed the hungry; honor the ties of kinship, pray when others sleep and you shall
enter Paradise in peace."

This simple, yet beautiful song of sincerity in praise and love of the Prophet (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) was among the first to be composed and sung in his presence. It is
important for all those who love Allah and His Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) to
realize that the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) neither objected nor forbade such
compositions and we would do well to remember the words of Allah that say:

“Allah, and His angels praise and venerate the Prophet.
Believers, praise and venerate him,

and pronounce peace upon him in abundance.”
Koran 33:56

One of the most famous poets during the lifetime of the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) was Hasan, Thabit’s son. His poetry extols and praises the virtues of the Prophet