The Ruling on Listening to the Hand Drum and Singing, and the Evidence for It

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some students of knowledge say that there is no explicit evidence for the prohibition of listening to the hand drum; rather, the evidence is explicit for its permissibility. They cite the hadith of the woman who vowed to play the hand drum at the head of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the hadith of the two girls who were singing in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They also argue that the default is the innocence of the conscience. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
This statement is refuted. The default is the prohibition of singing. Allah the Exalted said: This is general. Similarly, in another hadith: meaning the singers. So the default is the prohibition of singing, except for what is mentioned in the dispensations, which is playing the hand drum specifically on the occasion of marriage for women.
On the occasion of marriage for women only. This was mentioned in the hadith regarding the announcement of the marriage of women. Also, upon the arrival of a traveler. This is what happened with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when the women came upon the arrival of the traveler. This was legislated for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and reported in a hadith, because a woman was playing the hand drum at the head of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). If a woman was playing at their head, she would play at the head. If a woman returned from a journey, they would dance for her. This is an occasion.
And anything other than that is forbidden, and greater than that are musical instruments, of all their types, because they are instruments of amusement. And in the hadith: , all of them are like the Fire. And the hand drum is only used on the occasion of marriage, and on the occasion of the return of the absent one.
As for the story of the two girls, they were small and not accountable, in the category of children’s play. And they were not accountable. And it was also on a day of festival, not a regular day. They were not accountable, small children playing. And secondly, this was on a day of festival, not a regular day, the occasion of the festival. It is not said that singing and hand drums are absolutely permissible. Only an ignorant person or a misguided person says this, who bypasses the texts and says there is nothing in the prohibition. No.

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