Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3369
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ أَبِي بَلْجٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَاطِبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَلاَلِ وَالْحَرَامِ الدُّفُّ وَالصَّوْتُ فِي النِّكَاحِ " .
Translation
Mujahid ibn Musa reported to us; he said: Hushaym narrated to us, from Abu Balj, from Muhammad ibn Hatib, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: ‘The distinction between the lawful and the unlawful is the tambourine and voices at a marriage.’
Translation notes
The report names the duff (a frame drum) and vocal announcement or singing at a marriage as the distinction between lawful marriage and illicit relations.