The Ruling on Singing Accompanied by Musical Instruments

The Shaykh : What is the ruling on singing? Do you mean by singing the musical instruments? They sing with their voices. Is this voice accompanied by musical instruments or not? Well, this is darkness upon darkness, and it makes one sinful. Ordinary songs are usually not free from musical instruments, and all musical instruments are forbidden, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: This carries a very severe punishment because they combined the destructive sins: fornication, intoxicants, and musical instruments, and wearing silk. These are forbidden things, and he included musical instruments among them, which are all instruments of amusement. So if the singer sings with his voice and there is music with it, as I said at the beginning of the answer, this is darkness upon darkness and sins upon sins. Therefore, listening is not permissible, and singing is not permissible, because each of them aids in what is wrong. Even if we assume there is singing without music, this singing will be with inappropriate words, containing descriptions of shortness of breath and descriptions of intoxicants, and the like, such that they do not find it pleasant to sing except with such ugly words. Ugly speech is in itself not permissible, especially if the singer sings with it. Perhaps the answer has become clear to you. Is there anything else?