One day when I rode behind Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he said (to me): Do you remember any poetry of Umayya b. Abu Salt. I said: Yes. He said: Then go on. I recited a couplet, and he said: Go on. Then I again recited a couplet and he said: Go on. I recited one hundred couplets (of his poetry). This hadith has been reported on the authority of Sharid through another chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of wording.

رَدِفْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَوْمًا فَقَالَ هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ شَيْئًا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ هِيهِ فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَقَالَ هِيهِ ثُمَّ أَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَقَالَ هِيهِ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ الشَّرِيدِ أَوْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ عَنِ الشَّرِيدِ قَالَ أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ فَذَكَرَ بِمِثْلِهِ

"I recited one hundered verses of the poetry of Umayyah bin Abu Salt to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and after every line he said, "More". And he said: "He nearly accepted Islam."

أَنْشَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ يَقُولُ بَيْنَ كُلِّ قَافِيَةٍ هِيهِ وَقَالَ كَادَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited poetry to him from Umayyah ibn Abi Salt. He recited a hundred verses, and I did not recite anything without him saying "Yes, yes" until I finished reciting a hundred verses, and he almost submitted.

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ اسْتَنْشَدَهُ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ قَالَ فَأَنْشَدَهُ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ فَلَمْ أُنْشِدْهُ شَيْئًا إِلَّا قَالَ إِيهِ إِيهِ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَفْرَغْتُ مِنْ مِائَةِ قَافِيَةٍ قَالَ كَادَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ

[AI] I was sitting close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he asked me, "Do you have any knowledge of the poetry of Umayyah ibn Abi as-Salt?" I replied, "Yes." He then said, "Recite some for me." I recited a verse for him, and he continued to say to me, "Recite more," every time I recited for him, until I recited a hundred verses. Then the Prophet ﷺ fell silent, and I remained silent as well.

الشَّرِيدُ كُنْتُ رِدْفًا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِي أَمَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ شَيْءٌ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ أَنْشِدْنِي فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ لِي كُلَّمَا أَنْشَدْتُهُ إِيهِ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺوَسَكَتُّ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ tapped me on the back and said, "Do you have anything from the poetry of Umayyah?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Recite some to me." So, I recited a verse to him. He said, "Continue." And he kept saying, "Continue" until I recited a hundred verses.

أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ فَقَالَ هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ شَيْءٌ؟ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ أَنْشِدْنِي فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَقَالَ هِيهْ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ هِيهْ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned towards me and asked, "Do you have any poetry from Umayyah ibn Abi As-Salt?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "Go ahead," so I recited a verse to him, and he said, "Keep going." I continued to recite, and he kept saying, "Keep going," until I completed one hundred verses.

أَرْدَفَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ فَقَالَ «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ»؟ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «هِيهِ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَقَالَ «هِيهِ» ثُمَّ أَنْشَدْتُهُ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ «هِيهِ» وَأُنْشِدُهُ حَتَّى أَتْمَمْتُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ

[AI] I was sitting next to the messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he said, "Do you have anything from the poetry of Umayyah bin Abi Salt?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Recite it." So, I recited a couplet to him and he kept saying, "Recite more." I continued reciting until I recited him a hundred couplets.

كُنْتُ رِدْفَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ شَيْءٌ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «هِيهِ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ «هِيهِ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ «هِيهِ» وَأُنْشِدُهُ حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةً بَيْتٍ

[AI] I was a companion of the Prophet ﷺ and he said, "Do you have any poetry with you?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Then recite something for me." So I recited a couplet for him, then I remained silent. He said, "Yes?" So I recited another couplet for him, then I remained silent. He said, "Yes?" So I recited another couplet for him, and I continued to recite a hundred couplets for him, then I remained silent and he also remained silent.

كُنْتُ رَدِيفَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرٍ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَأَنْشِدْنِي شَيْئًا» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا ثُمَّ سَكَتُّ قَالَ «إِيهِ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا ثُمَّ سَكَتُّ قَالَ «إِيهِ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةً ثُمَّ سَكَتُّ وَسَكَتَ

[AI] I recited to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ a hundred lines of poetry by Umayyah ibn Abi Salt, every time I passed by a verse he would say "ah!" and I heard him saying in his gathering, "That neighbor is more deserving of his jar."

أَنْشَدْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ أَبِي الصَّلْتِ مِائَةَ قَافِيَةٍ كُلَّمَا مَرَرْتُ بِبَيْتٍ قَالَ هِيهِ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ فِي مَجْلِسِهِ ذَلِكَ الْجَارُ أَحَقُّ بِسَقَبِهِ

[AI] The Prophet ﷺ asked me, "Do you have any poetry from Umayyah?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Bring it." So I recited a poem for him and he kept saying, "Yes" until I recited one hundred lines.

أَرْدَفَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَلْفَهُ فَقَالَ «هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أُمَيَّةَ؟» قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ «هِيهْ» وَقَالَ عِمْرَانُ «هَاتِ» فَأَنْشَدْتُهُ بَيْتًا فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ «هِيهْ» حَتَّى أَنْشَدْتُهُ مِائَةَ بَيْتٍ

" عَن الشَّرِيدِ قَالَ: أرْدَفَنِى النَّبى ﷺ فَقالَ: هَلْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شِعْرِ أمَيَّةَ ابْنِ أبِى الصَّلتِ، وَفِى لَفْظ: هَلْ تَرْوِى مِنْ شعْرِ أمَيةَ شَيْئًا؟ قُلتُ: نَعَمْ! فَأنْشَدْتُهُ، قَالَ: هِيهِ فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يَقُولُ: هِيهِ حَتَّى أنْشَدْتُهُ مِائةَ بَيْت، فَقَالَ إِنْ كَادَ لَيُسْلِمُ، وَفِى لَفْظٍ: لَقَدْ كَادَ أَنْ يُسْلِمَ فِى شِعْرِهِ".