أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَلْجٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ حَاطِبٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِنَّ فَصْلَ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَلَالِ وَالْحَرَامِ الصَّوْتُ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3378
It was narrated that Abu Balj said: “I heard Muhammad bin Hatib say: ‘What differentiates between the lawful and the unlawful is the voice (singing).” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020