Hadith 19674

Chapter 72

باب 72

(72) باب إِعْلاَنِ النِّكَاحِ بِالصَّوْتِ وَضَرْبِ الدُّفِّ .

(72) Chapter: Announcing The Wedding By Singing And Beating The Duff (ID)
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أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَلْجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ حَاطِبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ فَصْلَ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَلاَلِ وَالْحَرَامِ الصَّوْتُ " .

It was narrated that Abu Balj said:
"I heard Muhammad bin Hatib say: 'What differentiates between the lawful and the unlawful is the voice (singing).'" (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3370 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 26, Hadith 175 (ID)

English translation (ID): Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3372 (ID)