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Bayhaqi Q21003 — A man who sings and makes singing a profession

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا، وَذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ مِنَ اللهْوِ الْمَكْرُوهِ الَّذِي يُشْبِهُ الْبَاطِلَ، فَإِنَّ مَنْ صَنَعَ هَذَا كَانَ مَنْسُوبًا إِلَى السَّفَهِ وَسَقَاطَةِ الْمُرُوءَةِ، وَمَنْ رَضِيَ هَذَا لِنَفْسِهِ كَانَ مُسْتَخِفًّا، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مُحَرَّمًا بَيِّنَ التَّحْرِيمِ..
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "The testimony of neither of them is admissible, and that is because it is part of the disliked idle amusement (lahw) that resembles falsehood; for whoever does this is regarded as foolish and lacking in decency (muru'ah), and whoever accepts this for himself holds (his honour) lightly, even if it is not clearly forbidden."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الشهادات / Q21003