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{{short description|Arabian poet and Companion of Muhammad}}

'''Ḥassān ibn Thābit''' ({{lang-ar|حسان بن ثابت}}) (born c. 563, Medina died 674) was an [[Arabia]]n [[poet]] and one of the [[Sahaba]], or companions of [[Muhammad]], hence he was best known for his poems in defense of the Islamic prophet [[Muhammad]].
{{Infobox religious biography
| name = Hassan ibn Thabit<br/>{{lang|ar|حسان بن ثابت}}
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| spouse = [[Sirin bint Shamun]]
| religion = [[Islam]]
| birth_date = {{Circa}} 563 CE
| birth_place = [[Yathrib]], [[Hejaz]], [[Arabia]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|674|563|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Medina]], [[Umayyad Caliphate]]
| relations = [[Banu Khazraj]] (from [[Azd]])
| children = Abdul-Rahman ibn Hassan
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| occupation = [[Arabic poetry|Poet]]
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He was born in [[Medina]], and was member of the [[Banu Khazraj]] tribe.<ref name=EB1911>{{EB1911 |inline=y |wstitle=Ḥassān ibn Thābit |volume=13 |page=51 |first=Griffithes Wheeler |last=Thatcher}}
</ref> He was gifted [[Sirin (Islamic history)|Sirin]] as a concubine. After Muhammad's death, Hassan was supposed to have traveled east as far as China, preaching for Islam along with [[Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas|Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas]], [[Thabit ibn Qays]], and [[Owais al-Qarani|Uwais al-Qarni]].

His writings in defence of the Muhammad contain references to contemporary events that have been useful in documenting the period. He was also Islam's first religious poet, using many phrases from the Qur'an in his verses. The work of Hassan Ibn Thabit was instrumental in spreading the message of Muhammad, as poetry was an important part of Arab culture. The work and words of Hassan Ibn Thabit are still regarded as the most beautiful in praise of Muhammad.

Muhammad was so happy with Hassan Ibn Thabit that he ordered to establish and construct for him a minbar-pulpit for him to stand upon when he delivered his poetry. Muhammad prayed for him saying that the [[Angel Gabriel]] will support you as long as you preach the message of God and defend His Prophet.{{cn|date=February 2017}}

He is also the original writer of the famous nasheed "As subhu bada min tala'atihi".{{cn|date=December 2017}}

==Life==
According to Islamic tradition Hassan lived for 120 years, sixty years before converting to Islam and another sixty thereafter.<ref name=Hughes>[[Thomas Patrick Hughes]], 1885/1999 rept., ''Dictionary of Islam'', New Delhi: Rupa & Co.</ref> In his youth he traveled to [[Al-Hirah]] and [[Damascus]], then he settled in [[Medina]], where, after Mohammad's arrival, he accepted [[Islam]] and wrote poems in his defense.<ref name=EB1911/><ref>Tabari, p. 131.</ref>

==See also==
{{wikisourcelang|ar|مؤلف:حسان بن ثابت|Hassan ibn Thabit}}
*[[Hasan (name)]]
*[[Thabit (name)]]
*[[Sunni view of the Sahaba]]

==Notes==
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==References==
* [[Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari|Tabari]] (1997). Vol. 8 of the ''[[History of the Prophets and Kings|Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk]]''. [[State University of New York Press]].

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[[Category:7th-century Arabic-language poets]]
[[Category:Poets of the early Islamic period]]
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[[Category:Muslim panegyrists]]
[[Category:Poetry collections]]
[[Category:Khazrajite people]]
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