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from the children of Al Najjar,
Muhammad is the best neighbor!"
Once again, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) smiled and as he listened to the
song he told them, “Allah is my witness, I love you!” He neither objected nor forbade the
girls to sing or beat their drums. From this it is learned that neither songs nor
poetry
praising the Prophet are forbidden. If it had been otherwise he would have stopped the
singing or recitations immediately, but he did not do so, rather he encouraged them and
honored the poets such as Ka’b, Zuhayr’s son who recited his poem praising the
Prophet after the offering of the Fajr prayer in the Rawda of the Prophet’s Mosque.
Abu Ayyoub's house had two storeys, so he and his wife moved upstairs leaving the
ground floor for the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam). Each meal time they would
take the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) his food and ate whatever remained,
putting their fingers in the imprint of the Prophet's in anticipation of receiving a blessing.
from the children of Al Najjar,
Muhammad is the best neighbor!"
Once again, the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) smiled and as he listened to the
song he told them, “Allah is my witness, I love you!” He neither objected nor forbade the
girls to sing or beat their drums. From this it is learned that neither songs nor
poetry
praising the Prophet are forbidden. If it had been otherwise he would have stopped the
singing or recitations immediately, but he did not do so, rather he encouraged them and
honored the poets such as Ka’b, Zuhayr’s son who recited his poem praising the
Prophet after the offering of the Fajr prayer in the Rawda of the Prophet’s Mosque.
Abu Ayyoub's house had two storeys, so he and his wife moved upstairs leaving the
ground floor for the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam). Each meal time they would
take the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) his food and ate whatever remained,
putting their fingers in the imprint of the Prophet's in anticipation of receiving a blessing.