Was the Infallible Imam's breaking of the poetic verses and changing the order of words within them intentional or not?
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was not a poet, nor was it befitting for him, as stated in the Almighty's قول (verse): "And We have not taught him poetry, nor is it befitting for him" (Quran 36:69). It is narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, made a mistake when reciting a line of poetry, and Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, corrected him. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, then said: "By Allah, I am not a poet, nor is it befitting for me." These narrations confirm that he, peace and blessings be upon him, was not skilled in poetry, and that any instance of him quoting a line of poetry was by way of narration, not an intentional act of composing poetry.
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