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مسند الحميدي
Musnad Humaydi
Hadiths of Abu Umamah al-Bahili, may Allah be pleased with him
Hadith Number 934
Hadith 934
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934 - حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ قَالَ: ثنا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: ثنا مُطَرَّحٌ أَبُو الْمُهَلَّبِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَا يَحِلُّ ثَمَنُ الْمُغَنِّيَةِ، وَلَا بَيْعُهَا، وَلَا شِرَاؤُهَا، وَلَا الِاسْتِمَاعُ إِلَيْهَا»
Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "The payment for a singing woman is not lawful; selling or buying her is also not lawful, nor is it permissible to listen to her."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, the condemnation of a woman who sings songs is mentioned, that giving money in exchange for listening to a woman's singing, and selling or buying her cassettes and CDs, or filling or having filled memory cards with them—all of these are haram (forbidden).
In this hadith, the condemnation of a woman who sings songs is mentioned, that giving money in exchange for listening to a woman's singing, and selling or buying her cassettes and CDs, or filling or having filled memory cards with them—all of these are haram (forbidden).
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 933
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary: 1؎ :
Because this leads towards acts of immorality and sin.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, both Ubaydullah bin Zahr and Ali bin Yazid bin Jud'an are weak narrators,
but the chain of Ibn Majah is of Hasan (good) grade.)
Because this leads towards acts of immorality and sin.
Note:
(In the chain of narration, both Ubaydullah bin Zahr and Ali bin Yazid bin Jud'an are weak narrators,
but the chain of Ibn Majah is of Hasan (good) grade.)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1282
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
There are some people who purchase idle amusements so that they may lead others astray from the path of Allah (Luqman: 6)
1:
There are some people who purchase idle amusements so that they may lead others astray from the path of Allah (Luqman: 6)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3195
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, while other scholars have graded it as hasan.
In addition, from other evidences as well, it is found that the buying and selling of these items and earning from them is forbidden (haram).
For details, see: (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 2922)
Therefore, even in the pre-Islamic era, the Arabs considered singing and music to be blameworthy, so women from noble families would avoid it. However, slave girls would sing and play music to entertain their masters and their friends, or to receive rewards for singing.
The Arabs of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period) used to tell their slave girls to go and earn.
They would earn money for their owners either through music and singing or through prostitution.
Islam has declared such earnings to be haram.
It is not permissible for slave girls to earn in this manner.
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Nowadays, music and singing have been labeled as “art” and made a means of earning.
From the perspective of Islamic law, this is not permissible.
Acting in immodest roles in films and adopting modeling as a profession also fall into the same category.
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If singing slave girls are not purchased for the purpose of listening to or performing music, but rather for household chores and other permissible services, then it is not prohibited. Similarly, if at the time of sale they are not presented as artists in order to demand a higher price, but are sold as ordinary slave girls, then it will not be haram.
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The mentioned narration has been declared weak in its chain by our esteemed researcher, while other scholars have graded it as hasan.
In addition, from other evidences as well, it is found that the buying and selling of these items and earning from them is forbidden (haram).
For details, see: (Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahihah by al-Albani, no. 2922)
Therefore, even in the pre-Islamic era, the Arabs considered singing and music to be blameworthy, so women from noble families would avoid it. However, slave girls would sing and play music to entertain their masters and their friends, or to receive rewards for singing.
The Arabs of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic period) used to tell their slave girls to go and earn.
They would earn money for their owners either through music and singing or through prostitution.
Islam has declared such earnings to be haram.
It is not permissible for slave girls to earn in this manner.
➌
Nowadays, music and singing have been labeled as “art” and made a means of earning.
From the perspective of Islamic law, this is not permissible.
Acting in immodest roles in films and adopting modeling as a profession also fall into the same category.
➍
If singing slave girls are not purchased for the purpose of listening to or performing music, but rather for household chores and other permissible services, then it is not prohibited. Similarly, if at the time of sale they are not presented as artists in order to demand a higher price, but are sold as ordinary slave girls, then it will not be haram.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2168
