1. We were told by Mudaffar bin Ja’far bin Mudaffar al-Alawi, may Allah grant him mercy, that he said: We were told by Ja’far bin Muhammed bin Mas’ud, from his father, that he said: We were told by Hussain bin Ishkeeb, that he said: We were told by Muhammed bin Surri, from Hussain bin Sa’eed, from Abu Ahmad, Muhammed bin Abi ‘Umayr, from Ali bin Abi Hamza, from Abdul-A’la, that he said: I asked Ja’far bin Muhammed, peace be upon them both, about the saying of Allah, Exalted and Glorious is He: «So, avoid the filth of idols and forged statement» (22:30). He said: Filth from idols is chess, and forged speech is singing. I said: The saying of Him, Exalted and Glorious is He: «And among the people is the one who buys amusement of speech» (31:6). He said: From it is singing.