The most prominent scholar, Ibn ‘Abbaas, may Allaah be pleased with
him, said that amusement of speech refers to singing. Mujaahid, may
Allaah have mercy upon him, said that it means beating the drums.
[Tafseer At-Tabari] Al-Hasan Al-Basri, my Allaah have mercy upon
him, said, "This verse was revealed concerning singing and musical
instruments." [Tafseer Ibn Katheer]
Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said,
"The interpretation given by the Companions and the Taabi‘oon (the
second and third generation following the Companions) for
amusement of speech that it refers to singing is sufficient. This was
authentically reported from Ibn ‘Abbaas and Ibn Mas‘ood. Abu As-
Sahbaa’ said, “I asked Ibn Mas‘ood about the verse, which reads:
{And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech…}, he
said: 'By Allaah Who is only Worthy of worship, it is singing.' He
repeated it three times. Ibn ‘Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him,
was authentically reported to have said that it is singing."
The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said:
"From among my followers there will be some people who
will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk
(for men), the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of
musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people
who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening
their shepherd will come to them with their sheep, and when a
poor person comes and asks them for something (as charity),
they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allaah will
destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall
on them, and He will transform others into monkeys and pigs
and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection." [Al-
Bukhaari 5590, At-Tabaraani, and Al-Bayhaqi (See Al-
Albaani's As-Silsilah As-Saheehah, 91)]
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