The Imortal “If”

The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 'There is wisdom in poetry.' [Bukhari, no.6145] He also said: 'Poetry has the same status as prose - good poetry is like good prose, bad poetry is like bad prose.' [Al-Daraqutni, no.495] That being said, the Sunnah cautions against over indulging in poetry, as per the following hadith: 'It…