Hassan b. Thabit Al-Ansari

He was from the Najjar branch of the tribe of Hazrac. Since the Prophet (pbuh)’s grandfather and mother were from the same branch, Hasan b. Thabit had ties of ancestry with Allah’s Apostle.

Hassan bin Thabit was born in Medina, which was then called Yathrib, seven or eight years before the birth of the Prophet. He came to be known most famously as the ‘Poet of the Prophet’ after his defense of the Prophet, the companions and the religion of Islam with his poems against the idolaters.

The following are a few verses from his poems of praise and glory for the Prophet:

"A glorious Prophet has come to us

after years without hopes and prophets

after years of worship on this world in idols.

He’s come and illuminated us like a light

that guides us into the right path and shines all so bright

Like the blazing, blinding glimmer of the sharp end of a sword

Against fire he warned,

And he gave good news of Heaven

He taught us Islam

For which we thank Allah

O the only God of People

You are my Lord and my Creator

to which I will bear witness

For as long as I live among people.’

Hassan b. Thabit praised the glory of the Prophet through many attributes like beauty, grace, pleasantness and good morals. The following two couplets by him stole people’s hearts for centuries and became everybody’s favorite:

"Talking of beauty, you are the one that comes to the mind

For there’s not been a single soul more pleasant than you are

You are cleansed of all imperfection

You are one of a kind in all creation"