47/32. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3195 — Idle Talk and Misleading Entertainment
Regarding Surat Luqman
Idle Talk to Divert from Allah Hadith
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3195
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3195
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ مُضَرَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَحْرٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَهُوَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ مَوْلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَبِيعُوا الْقَيْنَاتِ وَلاَ تَشْتَرُوهُنَّ وَلاَ تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ وَلاَ خَيْرَ فِي تِجَارَةٍ فِيهِنَّ وَثَمَنُهُنَّ حَرَامٌ " . فِي مِثْلِ ذَلِكَ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ : (ومِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ) إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ إِنَّمَا يُرْوَى مِنْ حَدِيثِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ أَبِي أُمَامَةَ . وَالْقَاسِمُ ثِقَةٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ يُضَعَّفُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ يَقُولُ الْقَاسِمُ ثِقَةٌ وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ يَزِيدَ يُضَعَّفُ .
Abu Umamah Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah (ﷺ) Said: "Do Not Sell The Female Singers, Nor Purchase Them, Nor Teach Them (To Sing). And There Is No Good In Trade In Them, And Their Prices Are Unlawful. It Was About The Likes Of This That This Ayah Was Revealed:'And Among Mankind Is He Who Purchases Idle Talk To Divert From The Way Of Allah (31:6).'"
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3195In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 247English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3195
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3195
This hadith reports a warning about selling, buying, and teaching female singers, and says there is no good in that trade and that its price is unlawful. It then connects this type of matter to the verse about those who purchase idle talk to divert from the way of Allah. The explanation should stay with the words of the text. The hadith is not giving a full discussion of every sound, poem, or gathering. Its focus is trade that is described here as linked to idle talk and diversion from Allah's path. The safest lesson is to be careful with entertainment that pulls the heart away from obedience.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith warns against trade described as tied to idle talk.
- Entertainment can become harmful when it diverts from Allah's way.
- The text links the warning to Qur'an 31:6.
- A believer should weigh business and amusement by their effect on faith.
