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What is the authenticity of prohibiting musical instruments, and is the hadith "They will deem lawful sexual promiscuity, silk, wine, and musical instruments" weak due to the presence of four deviant men and an 'an'anah (reporting with "on the authority of") in its chain of transmission, as mentioned by Dr. Hussein Al-Naqeeb?

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It is not possible for someone knowledgeable in Islamic sciences, especially the science of , to describe the narrators in the chain of a Hadith narrated by Al-Bukhari in his as "anomalous" (shawaadh). Al-Bukhari's inclusion of the Hadith with a definitive صيغة (form of assertion) indicates its authenticity. A group of scholars, such as Al-Isma'ili, Ibn Hibban, Al-Nawawi, Ibn Taymiyyah, and others, have authenticated this Hadith. A detailed discussion of this Hadith can be found in specialized books such as "Tahrim Alat al-Tarab" (Prohibition of Musical Instruments) and "Silsilat al-Ahadith al-Sahiha" (Chain of Authentic Ahadith) by Al-Albani.

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