33 - Chapter: Playing in front of the Imam on the Day of Eid

1594 - Muhammad ibn Adam informed us, from ʿAbda, from Hisham, from his father, from ʿA'isha, who said: The Sudanese came and were playing in front of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the day of Eid. He called me, and I was looking at them from over his shoulder. I kept looking at them until I was the one who turned away.

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He rebuked them both and tore their two drums, and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Leave them alone, for these are days of Eid." The addition: "He rebuked them both and tore their two drums" is unique to Ishaq ibn Rashid, and in his narration from al-Zuhri there is some confusion, as al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar said.

It was also recorded — with similar wording — by Ahmad (24682) and (25028), al-Bukhari (952), Muslim (892): (16), Ibn Majah (1898), and Ibn Hibban (5877) via the chain of Hisham ibn ʿUrwa; and by al-Bukhari (949) and (2906), and Muslim (892): (19) via the chain of Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman Abi al-Aswad, both from ʿUrwa, from him (ʿA'isha).

It will also come — with additional wording — as number (1597) via the chain of al-Awzaʿi, from al-Zuhri, from him.

Al-Sindi said: His statement: "two young girls" — the word jariya (young girl) in relation to women is like ghulam (young boy) in relation to men; both are used for those who have not yet reached puberty.

"With two duffs" — with dammah or fatha on the dal — this is the drum that has no jingles; if it has jingles, it is the mizhar. The meaning is: they were beating two duffs along with singing.

"So he rebuked them both" — that is, he prevented them, because he was not aware that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, had allowed them to continue.

This hadith indicates the permissibility of singing on days of joy, and Allah knows best.

(1) In (R) and (K): "alladhi" (masculine), and in the margins of both: "allati" (feminine, variant reading).
(2) Its chain is authentic. ʿAbda is Ibn Sulayman, and Hisham is Ibn ʿUrwa ibn al-Zubayr. It is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" as number (1811).
It was also recorded by Ahmad (24296), (24854), and (25960), Muslim (892): (20), and the author in "al-Kubra" (8905) via multiple chains from Hisham ibn ʿUrwa, with this chain.
It was also recorded with similar wording by al-Bukhari (950) and (2907) via the chain of Muhammad ibn ʿAbd al-Rahman Abi al-Aswad, from ʿUrwa, from him. =