[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ, when he wanted to present a narration, would often begin with a witty statement and then proceed to share the news from sources that have not been previously mentioned.  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَرَاثَ الْخَبَرَ تَمَثَّلَ بِقَافِيَةِ طَرَفَةَ وَيَأْتِيكَ بِالْأَخْبَارِ مَنْ لَمْ تُزَوِّدِ  

[Machine] "When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wanted to inquire about news, he would mimic a playful attitude and bring you news that you were not prepared for."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا اسْتَرَاثَ الْخَبَرَ تَمَثَّلَ بِبَيْتِ طَرَفَةَ وَيَأْتِيكَ بِالْأَخْبَارِ مَنْ لَمْ تُزَوِّدِ  

from his father, that 'Aishah was asked: "Did the Prophet ﷺ used to say any poetry?" She said: "He would say parables with the poetry of Ibn Rawahah, saying: 'News shall come to you from where you did not expect it.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2848)   

عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قِيلَ لَهَا هَلْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الشِّعْرِ؟ قَالَتْ كَانَ يَتَمَثَّلُ بِشِعْرِ ابْنِ رَوَاحَةَ وَيَأْتِيكَ بِالْأَخْبَارِ مَنْ لَمْ تُزَوِّدِ  

[Machine] 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