Am I sinful for having recited poetry that I later learned advocated for the unity of existence (Wahdat al-Wujud), which is: "Say 'Allah,' and leave existence and all it contains… if you seek to attain perfection; for all besides Allah, if you ascertain it… is naught, in detail and in whole. And know that you, and all the worlds… but for Him, would be in annihilation and decay. He whose existence is not of himself… his existence without Him is utterly impossible. And the gnostics vanished, for they witnessed… nothing but the Arrogant, the Most High. And they saw all besides Him, in reality, perishing… in the present, the past, and the future"?

Allah has enriched us with the Holy Quran, making us independent of reliance on poetry and people's sayings. The Quran rewards its reciter with ten good deeds for every letter, and Allah has commanded us to recite it and be guided by it, saying: "Recite what has been revealed to you of the Book," and "Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you the Book which is recited to them?" and "Indeed, this Quran guides to that which is most upright." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "He who does not chant the Quran beautifully is not of us." Some interpreted this as beautifying one's voice with it, and others as being content with it. Labid ibn Rabi'ah abandoned poetry for the Quran. As for narrating verses to those who do not believe in the unity of existence and do not understand it from them, there is no sin upon them.