Using the statement of Allah the Exalted, “And you are absorbed in amusement,” as evidence for the prohibition of singing

Question:
Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is it valid to use the saying of Allah the Exalted, “and you are absorbed in amusement,” as evidence for the prohibition of singing and musical instruments?

Answer:
Yes, they have used it as evidence for the prohibition of singing, and that those who occupy themselves with singing are satisfied with it instead of the Qur’an. It is the Qur’an of Satan; singing is the Qur’an of Satan. The Imam Ibn al-Qayyim says in *al-Nuniyyah*: “The love of the Qur’an and the love of the melodies of singing do not coexist in the heart of a servant. The one who loves singing does not love the Qur’an, and the one who loves the Qur’an does not love singing. These two do not coexist in the heart of a believer.”