Singing is a forbidden form of amusement

Question:
May Allah reward you with good. A Sudanese listener says: Your brother in Allah, Qamar Salih 'Abd Allah, says: I am a person who is careful to maintain the prayers, praise be to Allah, but sometimes I sing in the wilderness and listen to singing. What do you advise me to do? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
We advise you to occupy yourself with the remembrance of Allah the Exalted, and to listen to the Noble Qur'an. Read the Qur'an if you are good at reading it, or listen to the Qur'an. Today, praise be to Allah, it has become easy to listen to the Qur'an through recorded tapes of the Qur'an, and through the presence of recording devices in cars and other places. We advise you to listen to the Qur'an instead of listening to singing, or instead of singing, because it is amusement and takes up your time without benefit, or with sin. For listening to singing is forbidden, especially the songs of singers, which are accompanied by musical instruments. These are forbidden, and listening to them is forbidden. Yes.