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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب اللهو واللعبBook of Amusement and Play
بَابُ مَا جَاء فِي آلَةِ اللَّهْوِ وَ الْقَيْنَاتِ وَشُرْب الْخَسرِChapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Musical Instruments, Female Singers, and Drinking Alcohol
Hadith 7894
اُردوEn
عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَتَعْرِفِينَ هَذِهِ قَالَتْ لَا يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ قَيْنَةُ بَنِي فُلَانٍ تُحِبِّينَ أَنْ تُغَنِّيَكِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَعْطَاهَا طَبَقًا فَغَنَّتْهَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَدْ نَفَخَ الشَّيْطَانُ فِي مَنْخِرَيْهَا
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Sa’ib bin Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) that a woman came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: O Aisha! Do you recognize her? She said: No, O Messenger of Allah! He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This is the singing slave-girl of such-and-such tribe. Would you like her to sing? Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: Yes! He (peace and blessings be upon him) gave her a kind of tray, and she sang upon it. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Satan has blown into her nostrils.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Satan has blown into his nostrils, and for this reason he has made it a habit. As for the issue of doing it occasionally, that is permissible; therefore, there is no contradiction between the permission granted by Sayyidah Aishah radi Allahu anha and the condemnation of that singer. Keep in mind that granting permission pertains to occasional instances, to permissible speech, and to situations where veiling (modesty) is maintained, while condemnation pertains to making it a habit, to indecent and filthy speech, and to lack of veiling.
