She said: And sometimes he would say:

“And one whom you have not provisioned will bring you news.” (1)

Ma‘mar reported from Qatadah: It reached me that Aishah was asked, “Did the Prophet, may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him, ever quote any poetry?” She replied, “Poetry was the form of speech he disliked most.” She said: “He did not quote any poetry except a line by Tarafah, the fellow tribesman of Banu Qays:

“The days will reveal to you what you did not know,
And one whom you have not provisioned will bring you news.”

But he would say: “And one whom you have not provisioned with news will come to you.” Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “It is not like that, Messenger of Allah.” He replied, “I am not a poet, nor is it fitting for me to be one.” (2)

“This” means the Quran: “is only a reminder,” that is, an admonition, “and a clear Quran,” containing the obligatory duties, prescribed punishments, and legal rulings.

“That it may warn whoever is alive, and so that the Word may be fulfilled against the disbelievers. (70)”