What is the authenticity of the narrations concerning the playing of the drum (duff) and singing in the presence of the Prophet (peace be upon him)? And what is the authenticity of the narration that mentions a black slave girl vowing to play the duff and sing after the Prophet (peace be upon him) returned from one of his military expeditions, and Abu Bakr, Ali, Uthman, and Umar entering upon her, and the duff being thrown down upon Umar's entrance? And what is the authenticity of the narration about Abu Bakr entering upon Aisha, and two slave girls were singing on the day of Eid, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) saying, "Indeed, every people has a festival, and this is our festival"? And what is the authenticity of the narration that states the distinction between the forbidden and the lawful is the duff and the voice? And what is the authenticity of the narration of a woman vowing to play the duff over the head of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and her vow to slaughter in a place where the people of Jaahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) used to slaughter? And what is the authenticity of the narration about the Prophet (peace be upon him) entering upon Ar-Rabi' bint Mu'awwidh, with slave girls playing the duff and mourning the martyrs of Badr, and one of them saying, "And among us is a prophet who knows what will happen tomorrow"? And what is the authenticity of the narration that mentions Abu Bakr, Umar, and Uthman seeking permission to enter upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) while a slave girl was playing the duff in his presence, and she stopped upon Umar's entrance?
The Hadith of Abdullah ibn Buraydah was narrated by Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Bayhaqi, and Ibn Hibban, and it is authentic. The Hadith of Aisha is in Sahih Muslim and other collections. The Hadith of Muhammad ibn Hatib Al-Jumahi was narrated by Ahmad, Al-Nasa'i, and Al-Hakim, who authenticated it, and Al-Dhahabi agreed with him. The Hadith of Amr ibn Shu'ayb, from his father, from his grandfather, was narrated by Abu Dawud, Al-Bayhaqi, and Ibn Hibban, and it is authentic. The Hadith of Al-Rabi' bint Mu'awwidh was narrated by Al-Bukhari, Al-Tirmidhi, and others. The Hadith of Ibn Abi Awfa was narrated by Ahmad from a man from Bajilah, and the rest of its narrators are narrators from authentic collections.
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