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Table of Contents
‘MUSIC-SINGING - TO WHAT EXTENT FORBIDDEN IN ISLAM’ 3

Summary: 3

Introduction: 3

The first one who Embraced Music and Signing: 5

One should not sit with the one who is singing: 5

The recitation of the Holy Quran as ‘ِ‫ ’الْغِنَ ِاء‬is Disliked: 6

Vanities Implies as fiction (stories): 6

‘Vanities’ also implies as wasteful activities (including music/singing): 8

When a ‘Momin’ listens to the Music: 8

‘ِ‫( ’الْغِنَاء‬Music) in ‘‫الزوِر‬

ُّ َِِ‫اجتَنِبواِقَ ْول‬ ِِ ‫سِ ِم َِنِ ْاْل َْو‬
ْ ِ‫ثانِ َِو‬ ِّ ِ‫اجتَنِبوا‬
َِ ‫الر ْج‬ ْ َ‫( ’ف‬22:30) : 9

A ‘Momin’ (believer) should Stay Away from those who sing/play music: 12

Those who play ‘clarinet’, drums and dance: 13

Condemnation of drumming: 14

State of a House where Music is played for 40 days: 15

Ruination of the Houses where music is played: 15

Condemnation of singing/music: 17

Rewards for giving-up on singing/music: 19

Imamasws asked for ‘Latmiya’ in a grief-stricken tone (vocal): 19

Abbreviations:
saww: - Sal lal la ho Allay hay Wa Aal lay he Wasallam
azwj: - Az Za Wa Jalla
asws: - Allay hay Salawat Wass Salam
AJFJ: Ajal Allah hey wa Fara Jaak
azwj
ra: - Razi Allah
azwj
La: - Laan Allah

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‘Music-Singing - to what extent

forbidden in Islam’
Summary:
There is a general consensus among all Muslim sects that the ‘music and singing’ are
forbidden in Islam, but to what extent? That remains unresolved for centuries - as most
Muslims have taken a ‘soft’ approach towards ‘music and singing’, considering it lawful
if played under certain limits and for specific purposes. Some Muslims say that Prophet
Dawoodas (David) was given a beautiful voice and he used to seek forgiveness (for hisas
nation) by reciting verses, some even allege him playing flute and/or singing while
praying and preaching1. However, most of the Muslims, reject this stance and believe
that singing and music is forbidden in Islam.

The recitation, without music, with a tune, poses another problem for some as when the
Holy Quran, Praise of Allahazwj (Hamd) and His Prophetsaww (Naat), and eulogies/latmiya
are recited by a vocalist, some consider it to be also part of ‘‫( ’الغناء‬singing). An attempt is
made in the article to clarify and better understand these issues, with the help of some
Ahadith of Masomeenasws.

Introduction:
The believers are supposed to be in the remembrance of Allah azwj, doing the zikr under
all situations and never wasting time and energy on playful and/or lustful activities.

‫ عن احلسن بن علي‬،‫ عن أمحد بن حممد مجيعا‬،‫ و عدة من أصحابنا‬،‫ عن معلى بن حممد‬،‫ عن احلسني بن حممد‬:‫وعنه‬
‫ من أثرر كثر‬:)‫ «قال رسول اهلل (صلى اهلل عليه و لله‬:‫ قال‬،)‫ عن أيب عبد اهلل (عليه السالم‬،‫ عن داود بن سرحان‬،‫الوشاء‬
.»‫ و براءة من النفاق‬،‫ براءة من النار‬:‫ و من كثر اهلل ثرريا ثتبت له براءتان‬،‫اهلل عز و جل أحبه اهلل‬

And from him, from Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, and a number of our
companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad altogether, from Al-Hassan Bin Al-Al-Washa, from Dawood Bin
Sarhaan,

1
The view that Dawood (peace be upon him) used to seek forgiveness by playing the flute is a view for
which there is no basis, rather what is meant by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be
upon him) to Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari , “You have been given a beautiful voice (mizmaar, lit. flute) like the
beautiful voices of the family of Dawood” (narrated by al-Bukhaari (5048) and Muslim (793) is that he had
a beautiful voice, and the beauty of his voice was likened to the sound of the flute.

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Abu Abdullahasws says that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘The one who frequents in Zikr of
Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic, Allahazwj Loves him. And the one who does Zikr of Allahazwj
frequently, two freedoms would be Written for him – Freedom from the Fire, and the
freedom from the hypocrisy’.2

‫ض اللَّهُ َعلَى َخلْ ِق ِه‬ َ ‫ُح ِّدثُ ُك ْم بِأ‬

َ ‫َش ِّد َما افْ َََت‬ َ ‫ أَ ََل أ‬:‫ال‬
ٍ ‫احلس ِن الْبَّزا ِز عن أَِيب عب ِد اللَّ ِه ع ِِف ح ِد‬
َ َ‫يث ق‬ َ َْ ْ َ َ َ َْ ‫اب الْ َم َحاس ِن َع ِن‬
ِ ِ َ‫ِمن ثِت‬
ْ
ٍ.‫صية‬ ِ ‫ث ِمْنها ِك ْثر اللَّ ِه ِِف ُث ِّل مو ِط ٍن إِ َكا هجم علَى طَاع ٍة أَو مع‬ ِ‫فَ َذ َثر لَه ثََالثَةَ أَ ْشياء الرَّال‬
َ َْ ْ َ َ ََ َ َْ ُ َ ُ ََ ُ َ
In Al-Mahasin it is narrated that Hassan al-Baz'zaz narrated that

Imam Sadiqasws said: “Do you want me to inform you about the hardest duties Allah azwj
has Made incumbent upon Hisazwj servants?” Heasws then discussed three duties, the
third of which was to always remember Allahazwj, whether we are rushing to obey
Himazwj, or we are committing sins.”3

‫ وَل‬،‫إن امم ر يص ل إلي ِ ِم ن دو م‬ َّ ‫ ق ال و أب و عب د اهلل علي ه الس الم َل يَغُرسَِّ الن ا ِم ن سفس ِ ف‬:‫عن اب ن يعق وب ق ال‬
‫تقل قلي ل‬
‫ وَل تس حي‬،‫تقل قلي ل ا ري فإسحيِ ت راق ي دا ي ث يس حيرذ‬ َّ ‫ وَل تس‬،ِ ‫إن مع ِ َم ن سف َّ علي‬ ‫تقط هن ارذ بك ذا وث ذا ف حي‬
‫ حي‬، ‫ وَل أحس ُن درث ا ِم ن حس ٍنة ُحمدث ٍة ل ذس ٍ ق د‬،‫إمل ر َأر ش يأا أش حيد طلب ا‬
‫إن‬ ِ
‫ وأحس ن ف حي‬،‫الشر فإسحيِ تراق يدا يث يس وكذ‬ ‫حي‬
[.‫ين‬ ‫ر‬ِ‫ِ ِك ْثرى لِْل َّذاث‬ ِ‫يأات كل‬
ِ ‫نات ي ْذ ِهْب الْ َّس‬
ِ ‫احلس‬ َّ
‫]إن‬ :‫يقول‬ I ‫اهلل‬
َ َ َ ْ ُ َ َْ
Ibn Ya'qub narrated that:

Imam Sadiqasws said: "Let not the people make you forget about yourself since you, not
they, will get the results of your own deeds.

Do not let your time be wasted, since there is an angel with you who is watching over
you. Do not underestimate your minor good deeds, since you will be pleased to see
their results in the future. Do not underestimate your minor bad deeds either since you
will be upset to see their results in the Hereafter. Perform good deeds since Iasws have
not seen anything more desirable than them and know of nothing that is better than
good deeds to compensate for previous sins, as Allahazwj Said: ‘For those things that are
good remove those that are evil; be that the word of remembrance to those who
remember (their Lord)." [The Holy Quran: Hud 11:114].4

What are the time wasting and playful activities? There are many, among those which
are prevalent in our society and are the most overlooked are the music and singing.
Some Ahadith are cited in order to have a better understanding of the severity of the
consequences if one is ever to get engaged in these.

2
3 /362 :2 ‫الكاِف‬
3
53 :‫ ص‬،‫ النص‬،‫مشكاة امسوار ِف يرر امخبار‬, H. 257
4
MISHKAT UL-ANWAR FI GHURAR AL-AKHBAR, H. 335

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The first one who Embraced Music and Signing:

ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
‫لد ُم ( عليه‬
َ ‫ات‬ َ ‫ال أَبُو َعْبد اللَّه ( عليه السالم ) لَ َّما َم‬ َ َ‫ال ق‬َ َ‫اعةَ ق‬َ َ‫اعةَ َع ْن َعْبد اللَّه بْ ِن الْ َقاس ِم َع ْن ََس‬
َ َ‫َعْنهُ َع ْن ُسلَْي َما َن بْ ِن ََس‬
ِ ِِ ِ ْ َ‫ت بِِه إِبْلِيس و قَابِيل ف‬ ِ
َ ِ‫ف َو الْ َم َاله َي ََشَاتَة ب‬
‫آد َم ( عليه‬ َ ‫يل الْ َم َعا ِز‬ِ
ُ ‫يس َو قَاب‬
ِ
ُ ‫اجتَ َم َعا ِف ْام َْرض فَ َج َع َل إبْل‬ ُ َ ُ َ ‫السالم ) َو ََش‬
. ‫ب الَّ ِذي يَتَ لَ َّذكُ بِِه النَّا ُ فَإََِّّنَا ُه َو ِم ْن كَ َاذ‬ِ ‫ض ِمن َه َذا الضَّر‬
ْ ْ ِ ‫السالم ) فَ ُكلُّ َما َثا َن ِِف ْام َْر‬
From him, from Suleyman Bin Sama’at, from Abdullah Bin Al Qasim, from Sama’at who said,

‘Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘When Adamas passed away and Ibleesla and Qabeella both
rejoiced over it, and they bothla gathered in the earth. So Ibleesla and Qabeella made the
amusements and the musical instruments as a gloating over Adamas. Thus, everything
what was in the earth from this, the striking of which the people can get (false) pleasure
with it, so rather it would be from that’.5

One should not sit with the one who is singing:

.‫ َل‬:‫وسألته عن الرجل يتعمد الغناء جيلس إليه ؟ قال‬

And I asked himasws about the man who deliberates the singing, can one be seated to
him?’ Heasws said: ‘No’.6 (An extract from a long Hadith)

Allahazwj Says:

}26{ ‫} إََِّل قِيال َس َالما َس َالما‬25{ ‫ََل يَ ْس َم ُعو َن فِ َيها لَغْوا َوََل تَأْثِيما‬

[56:25] They shall not hear therein vain or sinful discourse [56:26] Except the word
peace, peace

،‫ الفحش والكذب والغنا‬:‫ َل يسمعون فيها لغوا وَل تأثيما قال‬:‫ِف تفسري على بن ابراهيم وقوله‬

In the commentary of Ali Bin Ibrahim –

And Hisazwj Statement [56:25] They shall not hear therein vain or sinful discourse, heasws
said: ‘The obscenities, and the lies, and the music.’7

5
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 3
6
Bihar Al Anwaar – V 10, The book of Argumentation, S 3 Ch 17 H 1

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The recitation of the Holy Quran as ‘‫ ’ال ِْغنَ ِِاء‬is Disliked:

‫ال‬
َ َ‫ال ق‬ َ َ‫ان َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬ ٍ َ‫َمح ِر عن عب ِد اللَّ ِه ب ِن َمحَّ ٍاد عن عب ِد اللَّ ِه ب ِن ِسن‬
ْ َْ ْ َ ْ َْ ْ َ َ ْ ‫يم ْام‬
ِ ِ ٍ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن ُحمَ َّمد َع ْن إبْ َراه‬
ِ ِ ِ ‫بوأ‬ ِ ْ ‫ول اللَّ ِه ( صلى اهلل عليه ولله ) اقْ رءوا الْ ُقرل َن بِأ‬
ْ َ ِ ‫َحلَان الْ َعَر‬
ُ‫َص َواِتَا َو إِيَّا ُث ْم َو ُحلُو َن أ َْه ِل الْف ْس ِق َو أ َْه ِل الْ َكبَائ ِر فَإِسَّه‬ ْ َُ ُ ‫َر ُس‬
‫وب َم ْن‬ ِ ِ ِ َّ ‫سي ِجيء ِمن ب ع ِدي أَقْ وام ي ر ِّجعو َن الْ ُقرل َن تَرِجيهن الْغِنَ ِاء و النَّو ِح و‬
ُ ُ‫وز تَ َراقيَ ُه ْم قُلُوبُ ُه ْم َم ْقلُوبَةٌ َو قُل‬ُ ُ‫الرْهبَاسيَّة ََل َجي‬ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ ُ َُ ٌ َ ْ َ ْ ُ ََ
. ‫يُ ْع ِجبُهُ َشأْسُ ُه ْم‬

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ibrahim Al Ahmad, from Abdullah Bin Hammad, from Abdulla Bin Sinan,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Recite
the Quran with the tone of the Arabs and their voices; and beware of the immoral
people and the people (committing) major sins, for there would be coming a group of
people after mesaww, they would be repeating (Verses) of the Quran like the repetition of
the songs, and the lamentations, and the monks, not exceeding their throats. Their
hearts would be inverted along with the hearts of the ones amazed by their affair’. 8

Vanities Implies as fiction (stories):

ِ َّ
ُ ‫ين ُه ْم َع ِن اللَّ ْغ ِو ُم ْع ِر‬
}3{ ‫ضو َن‬ َ ‫َوالذ‬
And those who are turning away from the vanities [23:3]

ِ َّ
ُ ‫ين ُه ْم َع ِن اللَّ ْغ ِو ُم ْع ِر‬
.‫ضو َن يعين عن الغناء و املالهي‬ َ ‫ الذ‬:‫ و قوله‬:‫قال‬
(Ali Bin Ibrahim) said, ‘And regarding Hisazwj Words: And those who are turning away
from the vanities [23:3], heasws said: ‘It Means, from the singing and the musical
instruments’.9

َ ِ‫َّخ َذ َها ُهُزوا ۚ أُوَٰلَأ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫وِمن النَّا ِ من ي ْش َِتي ََلو‬

ِ ‫ض َّل عن سبِ ِيل اللَّ ِه بِغَ ِري ِع ْل ٍم وي ت‬
ٌ ‫ب ُم ِه‬
}6{ ‫ني‬ ٌ ‫ِ ََلُ ْم َع َذا‬ ََ ْ َ ْ َ ُ‫احلَديث لي‬ َْ َ َ ْ َ َ َ
And from the people there is one who buys amusing discourse in order to lead astray
from the Way of Allah without knowledge, and he takes it as a mockery. These, for
them would be an abasing Punishment [31:6]

7
Tafseer Noor Al Saqalayn – CH 56 H 33
8
Al Kafi V 2 – The Book Of Merits of the Quran CH 9 H 3
9
88 :2 ‫القمي‬
‫( تفسري حي‬Extract)

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‫ عن‬،‫ عن حممد بن مسلم‬،‫ عن ابن مسكان‬،‫ عن علي بن إَساعيل‬،‫ عن ابن أيب عمري‬،‫ عن أبي ه‬،‫ عن علي بن إبراهيم‬:‫وعنه‬
‫ َو ِم َن النَّا ِ َم ْن‬:‫ و تال هذق اآلية‬.»‫ «الغناء مما وعد اهلل عز و جل عليه النار‬:‫ َسعته يقول‬:‫ قال‬،)‫أيب جعفر (عليه السالم‬
َ ِ‫َّخ َذها ُهُزوا أُولأ‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ْ ‫ي ْش َِتي ََلو‬
ِ ‫ض َّل عن سبِ ِيل اللَّ ِه بِغَ ِري ِع ْل ٍم و ي ت‬
ٌ ‫ذاب ُم ِه‬
.‫ني‬ ٌ ‫ِ ََلُ ْم َع‬ ََ ْ َ ْ َ ُ‫احلَديث لي‬ َْ َ َ
And from him, from Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ali Bin Ismail, from Ibn
Muskaan, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, who says:

‘I heard Abu Ja’farasws saying: ‘The singing is from what Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic has
Prepared the Fire for’. And heasws recited this Verse: And from the people there is one
who buys amusing discourse in order to lead astray from the Way of Allah without
knowledge, and he takes it as a mockery. These, for them would be an abasing
Punishment [31:6]’.10

‫ و‬،‫ و َل بيعهن‬،‫ «َل سل تعليم املغنيات‬:)‫ قال رسول اهلل (صلى اهلل عليه و لله‬،‫ عن أيب أمامة‬:)‫الزخمشري ِف (ربيهن امبرار‬
‫ َو ِم َن النَّا ِ َم ْن‬:‫ و ما أسزلت علي هذق اآلية إَل ِف مرل هذا احلديث‬،‫ و مثنهن حرام‬،‫ و َل التجارة فيهن‬،‫َل شراكهن‬
ِ ‫ث لِي‬
.»‫ض َّل َع ْن َسبِ ِيل اللَّ ِه‬ ِ ِ ْ ‫ي ْش َِتي ََلو‬
ُ ‫احلَدي‬ َْ َ َ
Al-Zamakhshary, in Rabi’e Al-Abraar, from Abu Amamat who said,

‘Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘It is not Permissible to teach the singing, nor buying them
(singers), nor selling them, nor the business regarding them, and their dealing is
Prohibited. And this verse was not Revealed unto me saww except for the like of this talk:
And from the people there is one who buys amusing discourse in order to lead astray
from the Way of Allah [31:6]’.

‫ على هذا‬:‫ ما رفهن رجل عقرية صوته بالغناء إَل بعث اهلل تعاىل عليه عند كلِ شيطاسني‬،‫ «و الذي بعرين باحلق‬:‫مث قال‬
.»‫ حىت يكون هو الذي يسكت‬،‫ يضربان بأرجلهما ِف صدرق‬،‫ و على هذا العاتق واحد‬،‫العاتق واحد‬

Then hesaww said: ‘By the Oneazwj Who Sent mesaww with the Truth, a man does not raise
his voice with the singing except that Allahazwj the Exalted Sends two Satans during that
– one upon this shoulder, and one upon that shoulder, both striking with their two feet
upon his chest, until he becomes quiet’.11

10
.4 /431 :6 ‫الكاِف‬
11
596 :2 ‫ربيهن امبرار‬

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‘Vanities’ also implies as wasteful activities (including

music/singing):
ِ
َ ُ‫وضوا َويَْل َعبُوا َح َّ َٰىت يَُالقُوا يَ ْوَم ُه ُم الَّذي ي‬
}42{ ‫وع ُدو َن‬ ُ ُ‫فَ َذ ْرُه ْم ََي‬

So leave them engaging in vanities and playing around until they meet their Day
which they are Promised [70:42]

ِ ِ ِ ‫ال‬ ِ ِ ٍ ‫َعلِ ُّي بْن إِبْر ِاهيم َعن أَبِ ِيه َع ِن ابْ ِن َْحمبو‬
ُ ِ‫است َماعُ الْغنَاء َو اللَّ ْه ِو يُْنب‬
‫ت‬ ْ َ َ‫ب َع ْن َعْنبَ َسةَ َع ْن أَِيب َعْبد اللَّه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬ ُ ْ َ َ ُ
.‫ع‬َ ‫الزْر‬
َّ ُ‫ت الْ َماء‬ ُ ِ‫اق ِِف الْ َق ْل ِ َث َما يُْنب‬
َ ‫النِّ َف‬

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, form Ibn Mahboub, from Anbasa,

Abu Abdullahasws has said: ‘Listening to the singing (music) and the vanities grow the
hypocrisy in the heart just as the water grows the plantation’.12

When a ‘Momin’ listens to the Music:

‫ إن رجال من‬،‫ جعلت فداذ‬:)‫ قلت ميب عبد اهلل (عليه السالم‬:‫ قال‬،‫ عن أيب وَلد‬،‫ عن احلسن بن حمبوب‬:‫العياشي‬
‫ و هو يسمهن الغناء؟‬،‫اللهو‬ ‫ قد ابتلي‬،‫أصحابنا ورعا مسلما ثرري الصالة‬

Al-Ayyashi, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Abu Walad who said,

‘I said to Abu Abdullahasws, ‘May I be sacrificed for youasws! A man from our companions,
a devout Muslim, frequent of the Salat, has been tempted with love of the desires, and
he listens to the music (songs)?’

»‫ أو زيارة أخ؟‬،‫ أو حضور جنازة‬،‫ أو من عبادة مريض‬،‫ أو من صوم‬،‫ « أ مينعه كلِ من الصالة لوقتها‬:‫فقال‬

So heasws said: ‘Does that prevent him from the Salat at its time, or from Fasting, or from
consoling a sick person, or attending a funeral, or visiting a brother (Momin)?’

‫ مغفور له كلِ إن‬،‫ «هذا من خطوات الشيطان‬:‫ فقال‬:‫ قال‬.‫ ليس مينعه كلِ من شيء من ا ري و الرب‬،‫ َل‬:‫ قلت‬:‫قال‬
.»‫شاء اهلل‬

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He (the narrator) said, ‘I said, ‘No, that doesn’t prevent him from anything from the
(acts of) goodness or righteousness’. Heasws said: ‘This is from the footsteps of the
satanla. That would be Forgiven for him, if Allahazwj so Desires’.

‫ فأسف اهلل‬-‫ قال‬-،‫ أعين لكم احلالل ليس احلرام‬،‫ «إن طائفة من املالئكة عابوا ولد لدم ِف اللذات و الشهوات‬:‫مث قال‬
‫ ثيال يعيبوا‬،‫ فألقى اهلل ِف هم أولأِ املالئكة اللذات و الشهوات‬-‫ قال‬-‫للمؤمنني من ولد لدم من تعيري املالئكة َلم‬
-‫املؤمنني‬

Then heasws said: ‘A group of Angels reproached the son of Adam as regarding the
pleasures and the desires, meaning for you the Permissible, not the Prohibited ones’. So
Allahazwj Disdained for the Momineen from the children of Adam from the faulting of the
Angels to them, and Heazwj Cast in the minds of those Angels, the pleasures and the
desires, lest they fault the Momineen.

،‫ ردسا إىل ما خلقتنا له و اخَتتنا عليه‬،‫ ربنا عفوذ عفوذ‬:‫ فقالوا‬،ِ‫ عجوا إىل اهلل من كل‬،‫ فلما جرى كلِ ِف مههم‬-‫قال‬
-‫ فنزع اهلل كلِ من مههم‬-‫ قال‬-‫فإسا خناف أن سصري ِف أمر مريج‬

Heasws said: ‘So when that flowed into their thoughts, they clamoured to Allah azwj from
that and they said, ‘Our Lordazwj! Yourazwj Pardon! Yourazwj Pardon! Return us to what
Youazwj had Created us and Keep us to be upon him for we fear being patient upon
confusing matters’. Heasws said: ‘So Allahazwj Removed that from their thoughts’.

‫ فيدخلون عليهم‬،‫ فيؤكن َلم‬،‫ استأكن أولأِ املالئكة على أهل اجلنة‬،‫ و صار أهل اجلنة ِف اجلنة‬،‫ فإكا ثان يوم القيامة‬-‫قال‬
.»‫صبَ ْرُُْت ِف الدسيا عن اللذات و الشهوات احلالل‬ ِ
َ ‫الم َعلَْي ُك ْم ِبا‬
ٌ ‫ َس‬:‫ و يقولون َلم‬،‫فيسلمون عليهم‬

Heasws said: ‘So when it would be the Day of Judgment, and the people of the Paradise
come to be in the Paradise, those Angels would seek permission upon the inhabitants of
the Paradise. So they would permit for them and they would be entering to meet them
and they would be greeting them and they would be saying to them: Greetings be upon
you due to your having been patient Greetings be upon you due to your having been
patient [13:24], in the world, from the pleasures and the Permissible desires’’.13

‘ِ‫( ’ال ِْغنَاء‬Music) in ‘ِ‫ِالزوِر‬

ُّ ‫ِاجتَنِبواِقَ ْو َل‬ ِ ْ ‫واِالرجس ِِمن‬ ِ َ‫( ’ف‬22:30) :
ْ ‫ِو‬َ ‫ِاْل َْوثان‬ َ َ ْ ِّ ‫اجتَنب‬
ْ
ِ ‫ِع َّدةٌ ِمن أَصحابِنَا عن سه ِل ب ِن ِزي ٍاد عن َسَي ب ِن الْمبار ِذ عن عب ِد اللَّ ِه ب ِن جب لَةَ عن ََساعةَ ب ِن ِمهرا َن عن أَِيب ب‬
َ َ‫ص ٍري ق‬
‫ال‬ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ َ ََ ْ َْ ْ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ
ِ َ َ‫الزوِر ق‬ ِ ِ ِ ِّ ‫اجتَنِبُوا‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
. ُ‫ال الْغنَاء‬ ُّ ‫اجتَنبُوا قَ ْو َل‬
ْ ‫س م َن ْام َْوثان َو‬
َ ‫الر ْج‬ ْ َ‫ت أَبَا َعْبد اللَّه ( عليه السالم ) َع ْن قَ ْول اللَّه َعَّز َو َج َّل ف‬
ُ ْ‫َسأَل‬
13
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A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Yahya Bin Al Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabala,
from Sama’at Bin Mihran, from Abu Baseer who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullahasws about the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic [22:30]
therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid the false words’. Heasws said:
‘The singing (music)’.14

ِ ‫ش النِّ َف‬
. ‫اق‬ َ َ‫ُس َامةَ َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
ُّ ‫ال الْغِنَاءُ ُع‬ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعْنهُ َع ْن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن َعل ٍّي َع ْن أَِيب َمجيلَةَ َع ْن أَِيب أ‬
From him, from Muhammad Bin Ali, from Abu Jameela, from Abu Asma,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘The singing is a nest for the
hypocrisy’.15

‫ت أَبَا َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه‬ ُ ْ‫ال َسأَل‬ َ َ‫وب َع ْن َعْب ِد ْام َْعلَى ق‬
َ ‫س بْ ِن يَ ْع ُق‬
ٍ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بن َْسَي َعن أ‬
َ ُ‫َمحَ َد بْن ُحمَ َّمد َعن ابْن فَضَّال َع ْن يُوس‬ ْ َ ُْ
ِ ِ َ ‫ص ِِف أَ ْن يُ َق‬ ِ َّ ‫ت إِس َُّه ْم يَْز ُع ُمو َن أ‬ ِ ِ
‫ال جْأ نَا ُث ْم جْأ نَا ُث ْم َحيُّوسَا‬ َ ‫ول اللَّه ( صلى اهلل عليه ولله ) َر َّخ‬ َ ‫َن َر ُس‬ ُ ‫السالم ) َع ِن الْغنَاء َو قُ ْل‬
ِ ‫ات و ْامَرض و ما ب ي نَ هما َلعِبِني لَو أَرْدسا أَ ْن سَت‬ ِ َّ ‫ول و ما خلَ ْقنَا‬
‫َّخ َذ‬ َ ْ َ ُ َْ َ َ ْ َ ‫السماو‬ َ َ ُ ‫ال َث َذبُوا إِ َّن اللَّهَ َعَّز َو َجلَّ يَ ُق‬ َ ‫َحيُّوسَا ُُنَيِّ ُك ْم فَ َق‬
ِ َ‫باط ِل فَي ْدمغُه فَِإكا هو ز ِاهق و لَ ُكم الْويل ِممَّا ت‬ ِ ْ‫احل ِّق علَى ال‬ ُ ‫ بَ ْل سَ ْق ِذ‬.‫ني‬ ِِ ِ
‫ص ُفو َن‬ ُ َْ ُ َ ٌ َ ُ ُ َ َ َ َْ ِ‫ف ب‬ َ ‫ََلْوا ََل ََّّتَ ْذساقُ م ْن لَ ُدسَّا إِ ْن ُثنَّا فاعل‬
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abdul
A’ala who said,

‘I asked Abu Abdullahasws about ‘‫ ’الْغِنَ ِاء‬the singing (music) and I said, ‘They (people) are
claiming that Rasool-Allahsaww allowed the saying (singing) of, ‘We have come to you, we
have come to you! Greet us, greet us, we will greet you’. So he asws said:’ They are lying!
Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying [21:16] And We did not Create the sky and the
earth and what is between the two for sport [21:17] Had We Wanted to Take to a
pass-time, We would have Taken it from before Ourselves had We wanted to Do (it)
[21:18] But, We Cast the Truth against the falsehood, so that it breaks its head, and
behold! It vanishes; and woe unto you for what you are describing’.

.‫س‬ ِ ِ ُ ‫ف َر ُجل َرْ َْس‬ ِ ٍِ ِ

َ ‫ضر الْ َم ْجل‬ ٌ ُ ‫ال َويْ ٌل ل ُف َالن ممَّا يَص‬
َ َ‫ُمثَّ ق‬

Then heasws said: ‘Woe be unto so and so from what he described a man who was not
present in the gathering’.16

‫اح الْكِنَ ِاملِّ َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه‬ َّ ‫وب َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن ُم ْسلِ ٍم َو أَِيب‬
ِ َّ‫الصب‬ ِِ
َ ُّ‫يم َع ْن أَبيه َع ِن ابْ ِن أَِيب ُع َم ٍْري َع ْن أَِيب أَي‬
ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
. ُ‫ال ُه َو الْغِنَاء‬ ِ َّ ِ ِ ِ
َ َ‫الز َور ق‬
ُّ ‫ين َل يَ ْش َه ُدو َن‬ َ ‫السالم ) ِف قَ ْول اللَّه َعَّز َو َجلَّ َو الذ‬
14
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 1
15
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 2
16
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Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Ayoub, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, and
Abu Al Sabbah Al Kinany, from:

Abu Abdullahasws (said) regarding the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic [25:72] And
ِ ‫ ’الْغِن‬the singing
they who are not witnessing (attending) what is false. Heasws said: ‘It is ‘‫اء‬َ
(music)’.17

‫يل َع ِن ابْ ِن ُم ْس َكا َن َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن ُم ْسلِ ٍم َع ْن أَِيب َج ْع َف ٍر ( عليه‬ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِِ

َ ‫يم َع ْن أَبيه َع ِن ابْ ِن أَِيب ُع َم ْري َع ْن َعل ِّي بْ ِن إ َْسَاع‬
ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
ِ ‫احل ِد‬ ِ ِِ ِ ِ ِ ُ ‫ال َِسعته ي ق‬
‫يث‬ َْ ‫َّار َو تََال َهذق ْاآليَةَ َو م َن النَّا ِ َم ْن يَ ْش ََِتي ََلَْو‬ َ ‫ول الْغنَاءُ ممَّا َو َع َد اللَّهُ َعَّز َو َج َّل َعلَْيه الن‬ ُ َ ُ ُ ْ َ َ َ‫السالم ) ق‬
َ ِ‫َّخ َذها ُهُزوا أُولأ‬ ِ ‫ض َّل عن سبِ ِيل اللَّ ِه بِغَ ِري ِع ْل ٍم و ي ت‬ ِ ِ
. ‫ني‬ٌ ‫ذاب ُم ِه‬
ٌ ‫ِ ََلُ ْم َع‬ ََ ْ َ ْ َ ُ‫لي‬
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ali Bin Ismail, from Ibn Muskan, from
Muhammad Bin Muslim, the narrator says:

‘I heard Abu Ja’farasws saying, ‘ُ‫ ’الْغِنَاء‬the singing (music) is from what Allahazwj Mighty and
Majestic has Promised the Fire over it’, and heasws recited this Verse [31:6] And from the
people is one who buys amusing discourse to lead astray from Allah’s Way without
knowledge, and to take it for a mockery; these shall have an abasing Punishment’.18

َ َ‫ول الْغِنَاءُ ِممَّا ق‬

‫ال اللَّهُ َو ِم َن النَّا ِ َم ْن‬ َ َ‫ابْ ُن أَِيب ُع َم ٍْري َع ْن ِم ْهَرا َن بْ ِن ُحمَ َّم ٍد َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
ُ ‫ال ََِس ْعتُهُ يَ ُق‬
. ‫ض َّل َع ْن َسبِ ِيل اللَّ ِه‬ِ ‫يث لِي‬ ِ ِ ْ ‫ي ْش َِتي ََلو‬
ُ ‫احلَد‬ َْ َ َ
Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mihran Bin Muhammad,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws, said, ‘I heard himasws saying: ‘ُ‫ ’الْغِنَاء‬the
singing (music) is from what Allahazwj Said [31:6] And from the people is one who buys
amusing discourse to lead astray from Allah’s Way’.19

‫اح َع ْن أَِيب‬ َّ ‫وب ا ََّْزا ِز َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن ُم ْسلِ ٍم َع ْن أَِيب‬

ِ َّ‫الصب‬ ْ ‫ي َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن َعْب ِد‬
َ ‫اجلَبَّا ِر َع ْن‬
َ ُّ‫ص ْف َوا َن َع ْن أَِيب أَي‬ ُّ ‫أَبُو َعلِ ٍّي ْامَ ْش َع ِر‬
. ُ‫ال الْغِنَاء‬َ َ‫الز َور ق‬ُّ ‫ين َل يَ ْش َه ُدو َن‬ ِ َّ ِِ ِ َ َ‫عب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
َ ‫ال ِف قَ ْوله َعَّز َو َج َّل َو الذ‬ َْ
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz, from
Muhammad Bin Muslim, from Abu Al Sabbah, from:

Abu Abdullahasws having said regarding the Words of the Mighty and Majestic [25:72]
And they who are not witnessing (attending) what is false. Heasws said: ‘ُ‫ ’الْغِنَاء‬the singing
(music)’.20

17
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 13
18
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 4
19
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 5

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( ‫ول ُسأِ َل أَبُو َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه‬ ِ َ َ‫َّاء ق‬ِ ‫ِع َّدةٌ ِمن أَصحابِنا عن سه ِل ب ِن ِزي ٍاد ع ِن الْوش‬
ُ ‫ضا ( عليه السالم ) يَ ُق‬ ِّ ‫ت أَبَا ا ْحلَ َس ِن‬
َ ‫الر‬ ُ ‫ال ََس ْع‬ َ َ َ ْ َْ َْ َ َ ْ ْ
ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫عليه السالم ) َع ِن الْغِنَ ِاء فَ َق‬
ْ ‫ال ُه َو قَ ْو ُل اللَّ ِه َعَّز َو َج َّل َو م َن النَّا ِ َم ْن يَ ْش ََِتي ََلَْو‬
. ‫احلَديث ليُض َّل َع ْن َسبِ ِيل اللَّه‬ ِ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Al Washa who said,

‘I heard Abu Al-Hassan Al-Rezaasws saying: ‘Abu Abdullahasws was asked about ‘‫اء‬ِ ‫ ’الْغِن‬the
َ
asws azwj
singing (music), so he said: ‘These are the Words of Allah Mighty and Majestic
[31:6] And from the people is one who buys amusing discourse to lead astray from
Allah’s Way’.21

A ‘Momin’ (believer) should Stay Away from those who

sing/play music:
َ ‫ال سََزلْنَا الْ َم ِدينَةَ فَأَتَْي نَا أَبَا َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) فَ َق‬
‫ال‬ َ َ‫وب ا ََّْزا ِز ق‬ ٍ
َ ُّ‫اح َع ْن َمحَّاد َع ْن أَِيب أَي‬ٍ َ‫يد بْ ِن َجن‬ِ ِ‫سهل بن ِزي ٍاد عن سع‬
َ ْ َ َ ُْ ُ َْ
ِ‫ضلُوا علَيه‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ‫ال ُثوسُوا ثَراما فَ َو اللَّه َما َعل ْمنَا َما أ ََر َاد به َو ظَنَ نَّا أَسَّهُ يَ ُق‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫صاح ِ الْقيَان فَ َق‬ ِ ٍ
ْ َ َّ ‫ول تَ َف‬ َ ‫لَنَا أَيْ َن سََزلْتُ ْم فَ ُق ْلنَا َعلَى فَُالن‬
‫ال أَ َما ََِس ْعتُ ْم قَ ْو َل اللَّ ِه َعَّز َو َج َّل ِِف ثِتَابِِه َو إِكا َمُّروا بِاللَّ ْغ ِو َمُّروا‬ َ ‫ِ ُثوسُوا ثَِراما فَ َق‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫ت بَِق ْول‬
َ ‫فَ ُع ْدسَا إِلَْيه فَ ُق ْلنَا إِسَّا ََل سَ ْد ِري َما أ ََرْد‬
. ‫ثِراما‬

Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Saeed Bin Janaah, from Hammad, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz who said,

‘We lodged at Al-Medina, so we went over to Abu Abdullahasws, so heasws said to us:
‘Where are you lodged at?’ So we said, ‘At so and so, the owner of the singing slave-
girls’.

So heasws said: ‘Be honourable’. So, by Allahazwj, we did not know what heasws intended by
it, and we thought that heasws was saying that we should be graceful to him. So we
returned to himasws, so we said, ‘We do not know what youasws intended by yourasws
words: ‘Be honourable’’. So heasws said: ‘Have you all not hear the Words of Allahazwj
Mighty and Majestic in Hisazwj Book [25:72] and when they pass by what is vain, they
pass by nobly’.22

‫ال لَهُ َر ُج ٌل بِأَِيب‬َ ‫ت ِعْن َد أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) فَ َق‬ ُ ْ‫ال ُثن‬َ َ‫يم َع ْن َه ُارو َن بْ ِن ُم ْسلِ ٍم َع ْن َم ْس َع َدةَ بْ ِن ِزيَ ٍاد ق‬ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
‫استِ َماعا ِم ِّين ََلُ َّن‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ْ َ ‫اجلُلُو‬
ْ ‫ت‬ُ ‫ض ِربْ َن بِالْعُود فَ ُرَِّبَا أَطَْل‬ َ ْ ‫ت َو أ ُِّمي إِس َِّين أ َْد ُخ ُل َثنيفا ِو َو ِو ج َريا ٌن عْن َد ُه ْم َج َوا ٍر يَتَغَن‬
ْ َ‫َّني َو ي‬ َ ْ‫أَس‬
‫ال ََل تَ ْف َع ْل‬
َ ‫فَ َق‬
20
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 6
21
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 8
22
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Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Haroun Bin Muslim, from Mas’ada Bin Ziyad who said,

‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullahasws, so a man said to himasws, ‘May my father and
my mother be sacrificed for youasws! I entered a toilet of mine and for me is a neighbour
with whom are slave girls who are singing and striking with the sticks. So Sometimes I
prolong my sitting in order to listen to them’. So heasws said: ‘Do not do it’.

َّ ‫ول إِ َّن‬ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ََسعه بِأُكُِمل فَ َق‬ ِ ِ

‫صَر َو‬َ َ‫الس ْم َهن َو الْب‬ ُ ‫ت اللَّهَ َعَّز َو َج َّل يَ ُق‬َ ‫ت أَ َما ََس ْع‬َ ْ‫ال للَّه أَس‬ ُ ُ َْ ‫الر ُج ُل َو اللَّه َما لتي ِه َّن إََِّّنَا ُه َو ََسَاعٌ أ‬
َّ ‫ال‬ َ ‫فَ َق‬
ِ َ‫َمل َر أ ََْسَ ْهن ِِب ِذقِ ْاآلي ِة ِمن ثِت‬
ٍّ ِ‫اب اللَّ ِه ِم ْن أ َْع َج ِم ٍّي َو ََل َعَر‬ ِ َ ِ‫الْ ُفؤ َاد ُث ُّل أُولأ‬
‫يب ََل َجَرَم‬ ْ َ َ ْ ِّ ‫ال بَلَى َو اللَّه لَ َكأ‬ َ ‫ِ ثا َن َعْنهُ َم ْس ُؤَل فَ َق‬
ِ ‫َمل أ‬
ْ ِّ ‫ود إِ ْن َشاءَ اللَّهُ َو أ‬
َ‫َستَ ْغفُر اللَّه‬ ُ ‫َع‬ُ ‫أَس َِّين ََل أ‬

So the man said, ‘By Allahazwj! I do not go to them, but rather it is a sound which I hear
with my ears’. So heasws said; ‘For the Sake of Allahazwj! You, have you not heard Allahazwj
Mighty and Majestic Saying [17:36] surely the hearing and the sight and the heart, all
of these, shall be questioned about?’ So he said, ‘Yes, by Allahazwj! But, it is as if I never
heard this verse from the Book of Allahazwj, from neither non-Arabs, nor Arabs. I would
not be repeating it, Allahazwj Willing and I seek Forgiveness of Allahazwj’.

‫امحَ ِد اللَّهَ َو‬

ْ ِ ِ َّ ‫ِ لَ ْو ِم‬
َ ‫ت َعلَى َكل‬ ِ
ْ ‫ت ُمقيما َعلَى أ َْم ٍر َعظي ٍم َما َثا َن أ‬
َ َ‫َس َوأَ َحال‬
ِ ‫ال لَه قُم فَا ْيت ِسل و سل ما بدا لَِ فَإِسَِّ ُثْن‬
َ َ َ َ َ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ ُ َ ‫فَ َق‬
. ‫يح َد ْعهُ ِم َْهلِ ِه فَإِ َّن لِ ُك ٍّل أ َْهال‬ِ ٍ ِ‫َس ْلهُ الت َّْوبَةَ ِم ْن ُث ِّل َما يَكَْرقُ فَِإسَّهُ ََل يَكَْرقُ إََِّل ُثلَّ قَب‬
َ ‫يح َو الْ َقب‬
So heasws said to him: ‘Arise and wash, and ask whatever comes to you, for you are
standing upon a great matter. How evil would your situation had been had you died
upon that. Praise Allahazwj and ask Himasws for the repentance from everything which
Heazwj Dislikes, for Heazwj does not Dislike except for every ugliness, and as for the
ugliness, so leave it for its deserving ones, for everything there are deserving ones’. 23

Those who play ‘clarinet’, drums and dance:

‫ال َم ْن‬ َ َ‫الز ْع َفَرِاملِّ َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
َّ ‫يم بْ ِن ُحمَ َّم ٍد َع ْن ِع ْمَرا َن‬ ِ ِ ِ َّ
َ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن َْس ََي َع ْن َسلَ َمةَ بْ ِن ا َْطاب َع ْن إبْ َراه‬
‫صيبَ ِة بِنَائِ َح ٍة فَ َق ْد‬
ِ ‫ِ الْم‬ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِِ ِ
ُ َ ْ‫ِ النِّ ْع َمة ِب ْزَمار فَ َق ْد َث َفَرَها َو َم ْن أُصي َ ِبُصيبَة فَ َجاءَ عْن َد تل‬ َ ْ‫أَسْ َع َم اللَّهُ َعلَْي ِه بِنِ ْع َم ٍة فَ َجاءَ عِْن َد تِل‬
. ‫َث َفَرَها‬

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Salma Bin Al Khataab, from Ibrahim Bin Muhammad, from Imran al Za’frany,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘The one whom Allahazwj
Favours with a Bounty, so he comes during that Bounty with a clarinet, so he has denied

23
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 10

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it; and the one who is hit by a difficulty, so he comes during to difficulty with a lamenter,
so he has denied it’.24

‫ول اللَّ ِه ( صلى اهلل عليه‬

ُ ‫ال َر ُس‬ َ َ‫الس ُك ِوملِّ َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
َ َ‫ال ق‬ َّ ‫يم َع ْن أَبِ ِيه َع ِن الن َّْوفَلِ ِّي َع ِن‬ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
ِ ‫ات و الْ َكب ر‬ِ ِ ِ
. ‫ات‬ َ َ َ َ‫الزفْ ِن َو الْم ْزَمار َو َع ِن الْ ُكوب‬ َّ ‫ولله ) أَسْ َها ُث ْم َع ِن‬

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, from:

Abu Abdullahasws has narrated that Rasool-Allahsaww said: ‘Isaww hereby forbid you all
from:

ِ ‫ات و الْ َكب ر‬

ِ ِ ِ
’ ‫ات‬َ َ َ َ‫الزفْ ِن َو الْم ْزَمار َو َع ِن الْ ُكوب‬
َّ ‘

The dancing and the clarinet, and the (musical) cups and the drums’.25

Condemnation of drumming:
( ‫ت أَبَا َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه‬ ِ َ َ‫ي ق‬
ُ ‫ال ََس ْع‬ َّ ‫احلَ َس ِن بْ ِن َعلِ ٍّي ا ََّْزا ِز َع ْن َعلِ ِّي بْ ِن َعْب ِد‬
َّ ٍ ‫الر ْمحَ ِن َع ْن ُثلَْي‬
ِّ ‫الصْي َدا ِو‬ ْ ‫َعْنهُ َع ْن َعلِ ِّي بْ ِن َم ْعبَ ٍد َع ِن‬
ِ َ ِ‫ضرب الْع‬
. َ‫ضَرة‬ْ ُْ ‫ت الْ َماءُ ا‬ ُ ِ‫اق ِِف الْ َق ْل ِ َث َما يُْنب‬
َ ‫ت النِّ َف‬ ُ ِ‫يدان يُْنب‬ ُ ْ َ ‫ول‬ ُ ‫عليه السالم ) يَ ُق‬

From him, from Ali Bin Ma’bad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Khazzaz, from Ali Bin Abdul Rahman, from
Kuleyb Al Saydawi who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullahasws saying: ‘Striking the two drumsticks grows the hypocrisy in the
heart just as the water grows the vegetation’.26

ِ ِ ِ َ َ‫وب عن عْنبسةَ عن أَِيب عب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬

ٍ ِِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ ِ‫ال ا ْست َماعُ الْغنَاء َو اللَّ ْه ِو يُْنب‬
‫ت‬ َْ ْ َ َ َ َ ْ َ ُ‫يم َع ْن أَبيه َع ِن ابْ ِن َْحمب‬ َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
.‫ع‬َ ‫الزْر‬ ُ ِ‫اق ِِف الْ َق ْل ِ َث َما يُْنب‬
َّ ُ‫ت الْ َماء‬ َ ‫النِّ َف‬
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, form Ibn Mahboub, from Anbasa, from:

Abu Abdullahasws having said: ‘Listening to the singing (music) and the vanities grow the
hypocrisy in the heart just as the water grows the plantation’.27

24
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 11
25
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 7
26
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 20
27
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 23

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State of a House where Music is played for 40 days:

‫ت أَبَا َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه‬ ِ َ َ‫اق ب ِن ج ِري ٍر ق‬
ُ ‫ال ََس ْع‬ ِ
َ ْ َ ‫يسى َع ْن إ ْس َح‬
ِ ٍِ ِ
َ ‫َمحَ َد بْ ِن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن َخالد َع ْن عُرْ َما َن بْ ِن ع‬ ْ ‫َص َحابِنَا َع ْن أ‬ ِ ِ
ْ ‫ع َّدةٌ م ْن أ‬
ِ ِّ ‫ني يَ ْوما بِالْبَ ْربَ ِط َو َد َخ َل َعلَْي ِه‬ ِ ِ
ِ
َ ‫ض َهن َكل‬
َ ‫ال َو‬ ُ ‫الر َج‬ َ ‫ب ِِف َمْن ِزل َر ُج ٍل أ َْربَع‬ ُ ‫ال لَهُ الْ َق َفْن َد ُر إِ َكا‬
َ ‫ض ِر‬ ُ ‫ول إِ َّن َشْيطَاسا يُ َق‬
ُ ‫السالم ) يَ ُق‬
. ‫ت ُمثَّ سَ َف َخ فِ ِيه سَ ْف َخة فَ َال يَغَ ُار بَ ْع َد َها َح َّىت تُ ْؤتَى سِ َس ُاكقُ فَ َال يَغَ ُار‬ ِ ‫اح ِ الْب ي‬
َْ
ِ ‫ض ٍو ِمْنه علَى ِمرْلِ ِه ِمن ص‬
َ ْ َ ُ ْ ‫الشَّْيطَا ُن ُث َّل ُع‬
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Is’haq
Bin Jareyr who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullahasws saying: ‘A devil called Al-Qafandar, whenever in the house of a
man a flute is played for forty days, and men come over for it, that devil places every
part of his upon a similar part of the owner of the house, then blows into him with a
blowing, so he does not care after that until they (the other men) come on to his wives,
so he does not care’.28

‫ط اللَّهُ َعلَْي ِه‬ ِ ٌ ‫ال من ض ِرب ِِف ب يتِ ِه ب رب‬ ِ ِ ِ ٍِ

َ َّ‫ني يَ ْوما َسل‬
َ ‫ط أ َْربَع‬ َ َْ َْ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ‫يسى أ َْو َي ِْريق َع ْن أَِيب َد ُاوَد الْ ُم ْس ََِت ِّق ق‬ َ ‫َس ْه ُل بْ ُن زيَاد َع ْن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن ع‬
َ َ‫ع ِمنْهُ ا ْحلَيَاءُ َو َرْ يُبَ ِال َما ق‬ ِ ِ ْ ‫ال لَه الْ َق َفْن َدر فَ َال ي ب ِقي ع‬
‫ال َو ََل َما‬ َ ‫ضائِِه إََِّل قَ َع َد َعلَْي ِه فَإِكَا َثا َن َث َذل‬
َ ‫ِ سُِز‬ َ ‫ضوا م ْن أ َْع‬ ُ ُْ ُ ُ ُ ‫َشْيطَاسا يُ َق‬
. ‫يل فِ ِيه‬
َ ‫ق‬
ِ

Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from someone else, from Abu Dawood Al Mustaraq,

(Heasws): ‘The one who strikes a flute in his house for forty days, Allah azwj would Cause a
devil called Al-Qafandar to overcome him, so there would not remain a part from his
body parts except that he (the devil) would sit upon it. So when it would be like that, the
shame would be removed from him, and he would not care what he says, nor what is
said in it’.29

Ruination of the Houses where music is played:

( ‫ال أَبُو َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه‬ َّ ‫يم بْ ِن أَِيب الْبِ َال ِد َع ْن َزيْ ٍد الش‬
َ َ‫َّح ِام ق‬
َ َ‫ال ق‬ ِ ِ ٍِ ِ ٍ
َ ‫َمحَ َد بْ ِن ُحمَ َّمد َع ِن ا ْحلُ َس ْني بْ ِن َسعيد َع ْن إبْ َراه‬
ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن َْس ََي َع ْن أ‬
.ِ ُ َ‫َّع َوةُ َو ََل يَ ْد ُخلُهُ الْ َمل‬ ِ ِ ‫عليه السالم ) ب يت الْغِنَ ِاء ََل تُؤمن فِ ِيه الْ َف ِجيعةُ و ََل ُُت‬
ْ ‫اب فيه الد‬ ُ َ َ َ ُ َْ ُ َْ
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, form Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ibrahim Bin Abu Al
Balaad, from Zayd Al Shahaam who said,

28
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 14
29
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 17

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‘Abu Abdullahasws said: ‘The house of the singing (music), there is no safety in it from the
calamities, nor are the supplications Answered in it, nor do the Angels enter into it’.30

ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬ ِ ٍ ِ ِِ ِ
ُ‫ال ََل يُ َق ِّد ُ اللَّه‬
َ َ‫ني ( عليه السالم ) ق‬ َ ْ ‫وسى بْ ِن َحبي َع ْن َعل ِّي بْ ِن‬
َ ‫ف بْ ِن َعق ٍيل َع ْن أَبيه َع ْن ُم‬ ُ ُ‫َمحَ َد بْ ِن ي‬
َ ‫وس‬ ْ ‫َعْنهُ َع ْن أ‬
. ‫ط يُ َق ْع ِق ُهن َو تَائِهٌ تُ َف ِّج ُهن‬
ٌ َ‫أ َُّمة فِ َيها بَْرب‬

From him, from Ahmad Bin Yusuf Bin Aqeel, from his father, from Musa Bin Habeeb, from:

Aliasws Bin Al-Husaynasws has said: ‘Allahazwj does not Sanctify a community in which there
is clanging by the clarinets and its eulogies cause grief’.31

‫ت‬ َّ ‫ال ِو أَبُو َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) أ‬

َ ‫ََّ ُثْن‬ َ َ‫ان َع ْن َج ْه ِم بْ ِن ُمحَْي ٍد ق‬
َ َ‫ال ق‬ ٍ َ‫َمح َد ب ِن ُحم َّم ٍد عن ُحم َّم ِد ب ِن ِسن‬
ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن َْس ََي َع ْن أ‬
ِ‫ف الْمو ِضهن فَ ُق ْلت جعِْلت فِ َد َاذ إِ ِّمل ُثْنت مررت بُِف َال ٍن فَاحتبس ِين فَ َدخ ْلت إِ َىل دا ِرقِ و سَظَرت إِ َىل جوا ِريه‬
ََ ُْ َ َ ُ َ َ ََ ْ ُ ََْ ُ ُ ُ ُ َ ْ َ َ ‫ت أَسَّهُ قَ ْد َعَر‬ ُ ‫فَظَنَ ْن‬
ِ ِ ِ ِِ ِ ِ‫ال ِو كَل‬
.ِ َ ‫ِ َو َمال‬ َ ‫ت اللَّهَ َعَّز َو َج َّل َعلَى أ َْهل‬ َ ْ‫س ََل يَْنظُُر اللَّهُ َعَّز َو َج َّل إِ َىل أ َْهله أَمن‬
ٌ ‫ِ ََْمل‬
َ َ ‫فَ َق‬

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Jaham Bin
Humeyd who said,

‘Abu Abdullahasws said to me: ‘Where were you?’ So I thought that heasws knew the place,
so I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for youasws! I was passing by so and so, so he withheld me,
and I entered into his house and looked at his slave girls’. So he asws said to me: ‘That is a
gathering Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic does not Look at its inhabitants. May there be
safety from Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic upon your family and your wealth’.32

‫ت أَبَا َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم‬ ِ َ َ‫احلس ِن ب ِن هارو َن ق‬

ُ ‫ال ََس ْع‬
ٍ ِ ٍ ِِ
ُ َ ْ َ َْ ‫يم َع ْن أَبيه َع ِن ابْ ِن أَِيب ُع َم ْري َع ْن م ْهَرا َن بْ ِن ُحمَ َّمد َع ِن‬
ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
ِ ‫يث لِي‬
ِ ِ ْ ‫ال اللَّه عَّز و ج َّل و ِمن النَّا ِ من ي ْش َِتي ََلو‬ ِ ِِ ِ ِ ِ ُ ‫) ي ُق‬
‫ض َّل َع ْن‬ ُ ‫احلَد‬ َْ َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ َ ُ َ َ‫س ََل يَْنظُُر اللَّهُ إ َىل أ َْهله َو ُه َو ممَّا ق‬ ٌ ‫ول الْغنَاءُ ََْمل‬ َ
ِ
. ‫َسبِ ِيل اللَّه‬

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mihran Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin
Haroun who said,

‘I heard Abu Abdullahasws saying: ‘The singing (music) gathering, Allahazwj does not Look
at its people, and it is from what Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Said [31:6] And from the
people is one who buys amusing discourse to lead astray from Allah’s Way’.33

30
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 15
31
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 21
32
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 22
33
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ِ ‫ال سأِل ع ِن الْغِنَ ِاء و أَسَا ح‬ ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ

‫ال ََل‬
َ ‫اضٌر فَ َق‬ َ َ َ َ ُ َ َ‫يين َع َّم ْن كَ َثَرقُ َع ْن أَِيب َعْبد اللَّه ( عليه السالم ) ق‬
ِّ ِ ‫يم بْ ِن ُحمَ َّمد الْ َمد‬
َ ‫َس ْه ٌل َع ْن إبْ َراه‬
. ‫ض َع ْن أ َْهلِ َها‬
ٌ ‫تَ ْد ُخلُوا بُيُوتا اللَّهُ ُم ْع ِر‬
Sahl Bin Ibrahim Bin Muhammad Al Madainy, form the one who mentioned it, from:

Abu Abdullahasws, said, ‘Heasws was asked about the singing (music), and I was present, so
heasws said: ‘Do not enter the house which Allahazwj has Turned away (Blessings) from its
inhabitants’.34

Condemnation of singing/music:
‫ت إِ َّن‬ ِ َّ ‫ِع َّدةٌ ِمن أَصحابِنَا عن سه ِل ب ِن ِزي ٍاد عن علِي ب ِن‬
ُ ‫اس ِاملَّ ( عليه السالم ) َو قُ ْل‬ َ ‫ت ا َُْر‬ ُ ْ‫ال َسأَل‬َ َ‫س ق‬َ ُ‫الريَّان َع ْن يُوس‬ ْ ِّ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ َ ْ َ َ ْ ْ
‫ت لَهُ إِ َّن َر ُجال أَتَى أَبَا َج ْع َف ٍر‬ ِ ِ ِ َ ‫ص ِِف الْغِنَ ِاء فَ َق‬ ِ َّ‫الْعب‬
ُ ‫ت لَهُ َسأَلَِين َع ِن الْغنَاء فَ ُق ْل‬
ُ ‫يق َما َه َك َذا قُ ْل‬ ُ ‫الزسْد‬ ِّ ‫ب‬ َ ‫ال َث َذ‬ ُ ‫َِّ تَُر ِّخ‬
َ ‫اس َّي كَ َثَر أَس‬ َ
‫ال قَ ْد‬ ِ ِ
َ ‫ال َم َهن الْبَاطل فَ َق‬ ِ
َ ‫ََّ يَ ُكو ُن الْغنَاءُ فَ َق‬ ِ ِ
َّ ‫ني ا ْحلَ ِّق َو الْبَاطل فَأ‬ َّ ِ ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫( عليه السالم ) فَ َسأَلَهُ َعن الْغنَاء فَ َق‬
َ ْ َ‫ال يَا فَُال ُن إكَا َميَّ َز اللهُ ب‬
.‫ت‬ َ ‫َح َك ْم‬
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Al rayyan, from Yunus who said,

‘I asked Al-Khurasanyasws (8th Imamasws), and I said that Al-Abbasy mentioned that
youasws are allowing with regards to the singing (music)?’ So heasws said: ‘The apostate
has lied! Iasws did not say to him like this. He asked measws about the singing (music), so
Iasws said to him: ‘A man came over to Abu Ja’farasws, so he asked himasws about the
singing (music). So heasws said: ‘O so and so! If Allahazwj were to Differentiate between
the Truth and the Falsehood, so where would the singing (music) be?’ So he said, ‘With
the falsehood’. So heasws said: ‘So you have judged’.35

‫ت َع ْن َزيْ ٍد‬ ٍ
َ ‫َّض ِر بْ ِن ُس َويْد َع ْن ُد ُر ْس‬
ٍ ِ‫ني ب ِن سع‬
َِ ‫يد‬
ْ ‫مجيعا َع ِن الن‬ َ ْ ِ ْ ‫احلُ َس‬ ْ ‫َمحَ َد بْ ِن ُحمَ َّم ٍد َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن َخالِ ٍد َو‬
ْ ‫ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن َْس ََي َع ْن أ‬
‫الزوِر‬ُّ ‫اجتَنِبُوا قَ ْو َل‬ ِ ِ ‫الرج‬ ِ َ‫ال سأَلْت أَبا عب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) عن قَوِل اللَّ ِه عَّز و ج َّل ف‬ ِ َّ ‫الش‬
ْ ‫س م َن ْام َْوثان َو‬ َ ْ ِّ ‫اجتَنبُوا‬
ْ َ َ َ ْ َْ َْ َ ُ َ َ َ‫َّحام ق‬
. ُ‫الزوِر الْغِنَاء‬
ُّ ‫الشطَْرسْ ُج َو قَ ْو ُل‬ِّ ‫ان‬ ِ َ‫الرجس ِمن ْامَوث‬
ْ َ ُ ْ ِّ ‫ال‬ َ ‫فَ َق‬

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid and Al Husayn Bin
Saeed, altogether, from Al Nazar Bin suweyd, from Dorost, from Zayd Al Shahham who said,

34
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 18
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Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 25

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‘I asked Abu Abdullahasws about the Words of Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic [22:30]
therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words. So heasws said: ‘The
‘uncleanness of the idols’ is the chess, and the ‘false words’ is the singing (music)’.36

َ ‫َص َحابِِه َع ْن أَِيب َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) ِِف قَ ْوِل اللَّ ِه تَبَ َارَذ َو تَ َع‬
‫اىل‬ ِ ‫يم َع ْن أَبِ ِيه َع ِن ابْ ِن أَِيب ُع َم ٍْري َع ْن بَ ْع‬
ْ ‫ضأ‬
ِ ِ ِ
َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
. ُ‫الزوِر الْغِنَاء‬
ُّ ‫الشطَْرسْ ُج َو قَ ْو ُل‬ ِ َ‫الرجس ِمن ْامَوث‬
ِّ ‫ان ُه َو‬ ْ َ ُ ْ ِّ ‫ال‬ َ َ‫اجتَنِبُوا قَ ْو َل الُّزوِر ق‬ ِ
ْ ‫س م َن ْام َْوثان َو‬
ِ ‫الرج‬ ِ َ‫ف‬
َ ْ ِّ ‫اجتَنبُوا‬ ْ
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umery, from one of his companions,

(It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullahasws regarding the Words of Allahazwj Blessed
and High [22:30] therefore avoid the uncleanness of the idols and avoid false words.
Heasws said: ‘The uncleanness of the idols it is the chess, and the false words is the
singing (music)’.37

‫حدثنا حممد بن احلسن رمحه اهلل قال حدثنا حممد بن احلسن الصفار رمحه اهلل عن يعقوب بن يزيد عن ابراهيم عن أيب‬
‫ الغناء عش النفاق والشرب مفتاح ثل شر ومدمن ا مر ثعابد الوثن‬:‫يوسف عن أيب بكر احلضرمي عن أحدمها قال‬
.‫مكذوب بكتاب اهلل لو صدق ثتاب اهلل حلرم حرام اهلل‬

Muhammad Bin Al Hassan narrated to us, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Al Saffar, from Yaqoub Bin
Yazeed, from Ibrahim, from Abu Yusuf, from Abu Bakr Al Hazramy,

(It has been narrated) from one of the twoasws (5th or 6th Imamasws) having said: ‘The
singing (music) is a nest of hypocrisy, and the (intoxicating) drink is a key to every evil,
and the one habitual of (drinking) the wine is like a worshipper of the idols, a belier of
the Book of Allahazwj. Had he ratified the Book of Allahazwj, he would have prohibited
(himself) from the Prohibitions of Allahazwj’.38

ٍ ‫مجيعا َع ِن ابْ ِن َْحمب‬

‫وب‬ َِ ‫َمح َد ب ِن ُحم َّم ٍد و ِع َّدةٌ ِمن أَصحابِنَا عن سه ِل ب ِن ِزي ٍاد‬ ِِ ِ ِ ِ
ُ َ ْ َْ َْ َ ْ ْ َ َ ْ َ ْ ‫يم َع ْن أَبيه َو ُحمَ َّم ُد بْ ُن َْس ََي َع ْن أ‬ َ ‫َعل ُّي بْ ُن إبْ َراه‬
‫ول اللَّ ِه ( صلى‬ ُ ‫ال َر ُس‬ َ َ‫ال ق‬َ ‫ال ُسأِ َل أَبُو َعْب ِد اللَّ ِه ( عليه السالم ) َع ِن ا َْ ْم ِر فَ َق‬ ِ ‫الربِي ِهن الش‬
َ َ‫َّام ِّي ق‬ َّ ‫َع ْن َخالِ ِد بْ ِن َج ِري ٍر َع ْن أَِيب‬
‫اهلِيَّ ِة َو ْام َْوثَا َن‬
ِ ‫اجل‬ ِ َ ‫ني َو ِم َْحمَ َق الْ َم َعا ِز‬
َْ ‫ف َو الْ َمَزام َري َو أ ُُم َور‬
ِ ِ
َ ‫اهلل عليه ولله ) إِ َّن اللَّهَ َعَّز َو َج َّل بَ َعرَِين َر ْمحَة ل ْل َعالَم‬
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and a number
of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Khalid Bin Jareer, from Abu
Al Rabie Al Shamy who said,

‘Abu Abdullahasws was asked about the wine, so heasws said: ‘Rasool-Allahsaww said:
‘Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Sent mesaww as a Mercy to the worlds, and for the

36
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 35 H 2
37
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 35 H 7
38
ILLAL AL SHARAIE – V 2 Ch 224 H 3

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obliteration (destruction) of the musical instruments, and the affairs of the Pre-Islamic
period, and the idols’. (an extract).39

Rewards for giving-up on singing/music:

‫ال َم ْن سََّزَق سَ ْف َسهُ َع ِن الْغِنَ ِاء فَإِ َّن ِِف ا ْجلَن َِّة َش َجَرة يَأْ ُمُر اللَّهُ َعَّز َو َج َّل‬ َ َ‫احلَ َس ِن ( عليه السالم ) ق‬ ْ ‫اس ٍر ا َْ ِادِم َع ْن أَِيب‬ ِ ‫عْنه عن ي‬
َ َْ ُ َ
ِ ِ ِِ
. ُ‫ص ْوتا َرْ يَ ْس َم ْهن ِبرْله َو َم ْن َرْ يَتَ نَ َّزْق َعْنهُ َرْ يَ ْس َم ْعه‬
َ ‫اح أَ ْن ُُتَِّرَث َها فَيَ ْس َم ُهن ََلَا‬
َ َ‫الري‬
ِّ
From him, from Yasser the servant, from:

Abu Al-Hassanasws has said: ‘The one who removes himself from the singing (music), so
in the Paradise there is a tree which Allahazwj Mighty and Majestic Commands the winds
that they should stir it, so such sounds are heard for it the likes of which have not been
heard, and the one who does not remove himself from it, would not hear it’. 40

Imamasws asked for ‘Latmiya’ in a grief-stricken tone (vocal):

‫صالِ ِح بْ ِن ُع ْقبَةَ َع ْن أَِيب َه ُارو َن‬َ ‫يل َع ْن‬
ِ ِ ِ ِ َّ ِ ْ ‫َحدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْ َعبَّا ِ الْ ُقرِش ُّي َع ْن ُحمَ َّم ِد بْ ِن‬
َ ‫احلُ َس ْني بْ ِن أَِيب ا َْطاب َع ْن ُحمَ َّمد بْ ِن إ َْسَاع‬ َ
ِ ِ
‫ال أَسْش ْدِمل َث َما تُْنش ُدو َن يَ ْع ِين‬ َ ‫ال فَأَسْ َش ْدتُهُ فَبَ َكى فَ َق‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ
ْ ‫ال أَبُو َعْبد اللَّه ع يَا أَبَا َه ُارو َن أَسْش ْدِمل ِِف‬
َ َ‫احلُ َس ْني ع ق‬ َ َ‫ال ق‬ َ َ‫وف ق‬ ِ ‫الْم ْك ُف‬
َ
ِ َّ ِ‫ب‬
َ َ‫الرقَّة ق‬
ُ‫ال فَأَسْ َش ْدتُه‬

‫الزثِيَّ ِة‬
َّ ‫فَ ُق ْل ِم َْعظُ ِم ِه‬ ِ ْ ‫احلُس‬
‫ني‬ ِ
َ ْ ‫ْامُرْر َعلَى َج َدث‬

‫ال‬
َ َ‫ت ق‬ ُ ‫ال فَلَ َّما فَ َر ْي‬َ َ‫ ق‬-‫الس َِْت‬ِّ ‫ف‬ ِ ‫ت الْب َكاء ِمن َخ ْل‬ ِ ِ ‫ال فَأَسْ َش ْدتُه الْ َق‬
َ َ‫ال ِزْدِمل ق‬
ْ َ ُ ُ ‫ال فَبَ َكى َو ََس ْع‬ َ َ‫ُخَرى ق‬ ْ ‫يد َة ْام‬
َ‫ص‬ ُ َ َ‫ال فَبَ َكى ُمثَّ ق‬
َ َ‫ق‬
‫ني ِش ْعرا فَبَ َكى َو‬ ِ ْ ‫اجلَنَّةُ و َم ْن أَسْ َش َد ِِف ا ْحلُس‬
َ َ ْ ُ‫ت لَه‬
ِ ِ ِ ‫احلس‬
ْ َ‫ني ع ش ْعرا فَبَ َكى َو أَبْ َكى َع ْشرا ُثتب‬ ْ َ ُْ ‫ِو يَا بَا َه ُارو َن َم ْن أَسْ َش َد ِِف‬
ِ ْ ‫اجلَنَّةُ َو َم ْن كُثَِر‬ ِ ِ ِ ِ ‫احلس‬ ِ
ُ‫ني ع عْن َدق‬ ُ ْ ‫احلُ َس‬ ْ ‫ت ََلَُما‬ْ َ‫ني ش ْعرا فَبَ َكى َو أَبْ َكى َواحدا ُثتب‬ ْ َ ُْ ‫اجلَنَّةُ َو َم ْن أَسْ َش َد ِِف‬
ْ ُ‫ت لَه‬ ْ َ‫أَبْ َكى َخَْ َسة ُثتب‬
.‫ون ا ْجلَن َِّة‬
ِ ‫اب َثا َن ثَوابه علَى اللَّ ِه و َر ي رض لَه بِ ُد‬
ُ َ َْ ْ َ َ ُُ َ ٍ ‫اح كُب‬ ِ ِ ‫فَخرج ِمن عينِ ِه [عينَي ِه] ِمن الدُّم‬
َ ِ َ‫وع م ْق َد ُار َجن‬ ُ َ ْ َْ َْ ْ َ َ َ
Abul Abbas Al-Qurashi has narrated to me from Mohammed ibn Hussain ibn Abil Khattab, who from
Mohammed ibn Ismail, from Salih ibn Uqbah, from Abi Harun Al-Makfuf, who has said:

Abu Abdullahasws said to me: O Aba Harun! Recite a poem for the measws about
Hussainasws. So I recited a poem for himasws and heasws cried.

39
Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 14 H 1
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Al Kafi – V 6 – The Book of Drinks Ch 34 H 19

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Then the Imamasws said: Recite it in the same way that you (usually) recite – with a grief-
stricken tone.

Then I recited (the poem which starts with) the following verse:

‘Pass by the grave of Hussainasws and say to hisasws purified bones...’

Imamasws cried and asked me to recite more poems for himasws. I recited another poem
for himasws. The Imamasws cried (again) and I also heard (ladies) crying from behind the
curtain.

After I finished (reciting the poems), the Imamasws said to me:

O Aba Harun! If one recites a poem about Hussainasws and cries and makes ten people
cry, Paradise will be registered for him and for them. If one recites a poem about
Hussainasws and cries and makes five people cry, Paradise will be registered for him and
for them. If one recites a poem about Hussainasws and cries and makes one person cry,
Paradise will be registered for him and for he who cries.41

41
‫ الباب الرالث و الرالثون من قال ِف احلسنيع شعرا فبكى و أبكى‬, H. 1, 105 :‫ ص‬،‫ النص‬،‫ثامل الزيارات‬

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