Sahl ibn Sa’d reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “There will come at the end of time the collapse of cities, stones raining from the sky, and the transmutation of creatures.” It was said, “When is that, O Messenger of Allah?” The Prophet said, “When there is a prevalence …
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Al-Husayn ibn Abdur Rahman reported: Al-Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Singing is the invocation of adulterers.” Source: Dhamm al-Malāhī li-Ibn Abī al-Dunyā 55 عَنِ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ قَالَ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ عِيَاضٍ رضي الله عنه الْغِنَاءُ رُقْيَةُ الزِّنَا 55 ذم الملاهي لابن أبي الدنيا
Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah listens more intently to a man reciting the Quran aloud in a beautiful voice than an employer of singers listens to his singers.” Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1340 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Taymiyyah عَنْ فَضَالَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ …
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Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, the wives of Paradise will sing for their husbands with the most beautiful voices no one has ever heard. Among their singing is: We are fine and beautiful women, wives of a noble people looked upon with the eyes of …
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Abdullah ibn al-Zubayr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Announce the marriage.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Ibn Ḥibbān 4066 Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Arna’ut Ibn al-Qayyim said, “The Lawgiver has set conditions for marriage, in addition to the contract, in order to cut off any suspicion of promiscuity, such as …
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Ibn Kathir reported: Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked about the existence of the Creator. Ahmad said, “Consider an impenetrable fortress without any doors or exits. The outside is like white silver and the inside is like shimmering gold. It is built like this until its walls crack and …
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Ibn Kathir reported: Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked by Caliph Harun Rashid about evidence for the Creator. Malik said, “You will find evidence in the different languages, different voices, and different melodies.” Source: Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr 2:21 عن ابن كثير عَنِ الْإِمَامِ مَالِكٍ رحمه الله أَنَّ الرَّشِيدَ سَأَلَهُ عَنْ وُجُودِ …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by some of the girls of Medina and they were playing their drums and singing the words, “Muhammad is an excellent neighbor! We are neighbors from the tribe of Najjar!” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah knows that you are dear to me.” …
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Qurrah ibn Khalid reported: I asked Muhammad ibn Sirin, may Allah have mercy on him, “Did the companions have fun?” Ibn Sirin said, “They were not but people. Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, would have fun and compose songs of poetry.” Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 2437 عَنْ قُرَّةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لِمُحَمَّدِ …
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Ibn Abbas reported: Aisha gave away one of her relatives in marriage to a man among the Ansar. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came and he said, “Did you send them a girl?” They said yes. The Prophet said, “Did you send someone to sing with her?” She said no. …
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Aisha reported: She prepared a lady for marriage to a man among the Ansar. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “O Aisha, do you have any entertainment? Verily, the Ansar are fond of entertainment.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 4868 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari Badr al-Din al-‘Ayni said, “The scholars agreed upon the permissibility …
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Al-Rubayyi’ bint Mu’awwidh reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to me after performing our marriage and he sat on my bed. Some young girls were playing the drums and singing in lamentation of my father, who had been killed at the battle of Badr. Then, one of the girls said, “There …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, placed my chin on his shoulder so I could watch the Abyssinians playing until I felt tired and turned away. The Prophet said, “That the Jews may know that there is flexibility in our religion. Verily, I have been sent with a truthful, lenient religion.” Source: Musnad Aḥmad …
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Abu Malik al-Ashari reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Some people from my nation will drink wine, calling it by different names, and musical instruments will be played for them and girls will sing to them. Allah will cause the earth to swallow them up, and he will turn …
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Anas ibn Malik reported: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, arrived in Medina, the Abyssinians began playing, rejoicing at his arrival, and they played with their spears. Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4923 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Arna’ut عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ لَمَّا قَدِمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الْمَدِينَةَ …
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Aisha reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, came to my house when two girls were beside me singing songs of Bu’ath. The Prophet laid down and turned his face to the other side. Then, Abu Bakr came in and spoke to me harshly, saying, “Musical instruments of Satan near the …
Aisha reported: Abu Bakr came to her on the day of Eid while the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was with her and there were two girls singing songs of the Ansar on the day of Bu’ath. Abu Bakr said twice, “Musical instruments of Satan!” The Prophet said, “Leave them Abu Bakr. Verily, every community has …