Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Singing creates hypocrisy in the heart just as water makes crops grow." Its chain of narration is weak; it was narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in Shu'ab al-Iman.
Hadith Referenceمشكوة المصابيح / كتاب الآداب / 4810
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:ضَعِيف | زبیر علی زئی:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij´تحقيق و تخريج: محدث العصر حافظ زبير على زئي رحمه الله` «إسناده ضعيف، رواه البيھقي في شعب الإيمان (5100، نسخة محققة: 4746) ٭ أبو الزبير مدلس و عنعن إن صح السند إليه و فيه عبد الله بن عبد العزيز بن أبي رواد ’’أحاديثه منکرة‘‘ .»
Salam ibn Miskin, quoting an old man who witnessed Abu Wail in a wedding feast, said: They began to play, amuse and sing. He united the support of his hand round his knees that were drawn up, and said: I heard Abdullah (ibn Masud) say: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: Singing produces hypocrisy in the heart.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: This narration, when attributed as marfu‘ (directly to the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), is not authentic. However, the statement of Abdullah ibn Mas‘ud radi Allahu anhu (as a mawquf narration) is authentic. He said: Singing creates hypocrisy in the heart, just as water makes crops grow. (Benefits of Imam Ibn al-Qayyim rahimahullah, Ighathat al-Lahfan)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 4927