سورة لقمان

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Abu Basir said: I asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) about the earnings of women singers. He said: "The earnings of one upon whom men enter is haram; but the one who is invited to weddings, there is no problem with it. And this is the word of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, who said: وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَن یَشْتَرِی لهْوَ الحَدِیثِ لِیُضِلَّ عَن سَبِیلِ اللهِ [And of men is he who takes instead frivolous discourse to lead astray from Allah's path]."

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): In the narration of Abu al-Jarud it is reported: Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said concerning the meaning of the verse وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَن یَشْتَرِی لهْوَ الحَدِیثِ لِیُضِلَّ عَن سَبِیلِ اللهِ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ [And of men is he who takes instead frivolous discourse to lead astray from Allah's path without knowledge]: "He is al-Nadr ibn al-Harith ibn Alqamah ibn Kaladah, from Banu Kaladah, from Banu Abd al-Dar ibn Qusayy, and al-Nadr was a narrator of the speech and poetry of the people."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Al-Nadr ibn al-Harith was a merchant. One day he traveled to Fars (Persia) for trade and bought story-books [and books of legends and tales] from the non-Arabs. [When he returned to Mecca] he would read those stories to Quraysh and say: "Muhammad narrates to you the story of the people of Ad and Thamud, and I will narrate to you the story of Rustam and Isfandiyar." People inclined toward listening to his stories and abandoned listening to the Quran, so this verse was revealed: وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَن یَشْتَرِی لهْوَ الحَدِیثِ لِیُضِلَّ عَن سَبِیلِ اللهِ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ [And of men is he who takes instead frivolous discourse to lead astray from Allah's path without knowledge].