Al-Aswad ibn Suray' said, "Messenger of Allah, I have praised my
Lord, the Almighty and Exalted, in some words of praise." He said, "Your
Lord loves praise," and did not say anything more.
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless
him and grant him peace, said, "It is better for a man to fill his belly
with oozing pus than to fill it with poetry."
Mutarrif said, "I accompanied 'Imran ibn Husayn from Kufa to Basra.
Very rarely did he arrive at my house without reciting some poetry to me.
He said, 'Indirect speech accords great scope in avoiding lies.'"
