Umayyah ibn Abi al-Salt, The poet who nearly believed
In the hadithThe poet who nearly believed
Umayyah ibn Abi al-Saltأمية بن أبي الصلت
Approximate dateTa'if
A poet of Ta'if who preached one God in verse, yet would not follow the Prophet ﷺ.
Umayyah of Thaqif read the old scriptures and filled his poems with Allah, the angels and the Hereafter. He is said to have hoped he would be the coming prophet, and pride kept him from following Muhammad ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ liked his poetry and said, "He nearly became Muslim."
The lesson
Knowing the truth is not enough without the humility to follow it.
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