Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) reports this saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "It is not lawful to sell singing slave-girls or to buy them, nor is trading in them lawful; their price is unlawful, and listening to them is a fitnah (trial)." Allamah al-Haythami says: I say:
Al-Tirmidhi recorded it, except that it does not contain the words: "listening to them."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains Ali bin Yazid al-Alhani, and he is da'if (weak).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الأدب / 13314
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