Music

Three things harden the heart: listening to diversionary words (lahw) , hunting, and frequenting the sultan.

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  صَوتانِ مَلعونانِ فِي الدنيا والآخِرَةِ : مِزمارٌ عندَ نِعمَةٍ ، ورَنَّةٌ عندَ مُصيبَةٍ . كنز العمّال : 40661 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Two sounds are cursed in this world as well as in the Hereafter: the sound of the flute played [in celebration] for a bounty, and the twang [of string instruments played] during a calamity.’ Kanz al-Ummal, no. 40661

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَنَي رَحمَةً للعالَمينَ، ولأِمحَقَ المَعازِفَ والمَزاميرَ واُمورَ الجاهِليّةِ . بحار الأنوار : 79 / 250 / 2 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah, Mighty and Exalted, sent me as a mercy to the worlds, and in order to eradicate string instruments, the flute and others pre-Islamic pagan practices.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 250, no. 2

رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  الغِناءُ رُقْيَةُ الزِّنا . بحار الأنوار : 79 / 247 / 26 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Music is a charm of adultery.’ Bihar al-Anwar, v. 79, p. 247, no. 26

 رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله :  ثلاثٌ يُقسِينَ القَلبَ : استِماعُ اللهوِ ، وطَلَبُ الصَّيدِ ، وإتيانُ بابِ السُّلطانِ . بحارالأنوار : 79 / 252 / 6 .

 The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Three things harden the heart: listening to diversionary words (lahw)  , hunting, and frequenting the sultan.’ Bihar al-Anwar, p. 252, no. 6