Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 116
CHAPTER 6 Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Remembrance of All a h, glorifying Him and Being grateful To Him 116 Eagerness for praising All a h. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was always eager to praise All a h. Despite his own great capacity and ideal manner, if he heard anyone praising All a h, he would envy that person. 29 When he heard a verse composed by polytheist poet Umayyah bin A s - S alt in praise of All a h, his heart throbbed with emotions and he said, "The verse by Umayyah is full of faith but he himself was not fortunate enough to become a believer", the verse is: َ ﻟَک احلَْﻤْﺪ ُ وَاﻟْﻨَّﻌْﻤَﺎء ُ وَاﻟْﻔَﻀْﻞ ُ رَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ﻓَﻼ َ اَْ ٰ ﻣِﻨْک َ محَْﺪًا و َّ اَجمَْﺪًا ْٴ ﺷَىي "O our Lord! All praise belongs to You. All the bounties and favours are from You alone. There is nothing greater than You in praise or honour. " 30 Lab i d was a famous Arabian poet. His excellent verses decorated the Ka‘bah. The verse which the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa liked most was the one about the greatness of God. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said that the most truthful thing Lab i d said was this verse. َ ُّ ا َﻻَُﻞ ¨ ّٰ َ ءٍﻣَّﺎﺧَﻼَاﻟﻠ ﺑَﺎﻃِﻞ "Take heed, everything is mortal except All a h. " 31