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Is it true that whoever listens to singing in this world will not hear it in the Hereafter, and is there any evidence for that?

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Singing accompanied by musical instruments is forbidden in the Quran and Sunnah. Some early Muslims (Salaf) interpreted the verse: "But as for those who believed and did righteous deeds, they will be in a garden, delighted" (Quran 30:15) as referring to listening to singing. As for the hadith: "Whoever listens to singing in this world will not hear it in the Afterlife," it was not narrated as having been مرفوعًا (directly attributed) to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, though there are similar authentic hadiths concerning intoxicants (khamr) and silk. And as for the hadith: "Whoever listens to the sound of singing will not be permitted to hear the spiritual beings (ruhāniyyīn) in Paradise," it is fabricated (mawḍūʿ) and its chain of narration (sanad) is very weak. Scholars have prohibited singing that incites souls to lust and wantonness, while permitting a small amount of singing, free from musical instruments, during times of joy.

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