So if it was Permissible (fine), or else I would sell her and eat from her price until such time as Allah -azwj Grants me with the relief (alternative source of income)’. So my father said to her, ‘I consider it a big thing that I should ask Abu Abdullah -asws about this question’.
قَالَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا عَلَيْهِ أَخْبَرْتُهُ أَنَا بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَ تُشَارِطُ قُلْتُ وَ اللَّهِ مَا أَدْرِي تُشَارِطُ أَمْ لَا فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهَا لَا تُشَارِطُ وَ تَقْبَلُ مَا أُعْطِيَتْ . He (the narrator) said, ‘So when we proceeded to him -asws , I informed him -asws with that, so Abu Abdullah -asws said: ‘Does she stipulate (a price beforehand)?’ I said, ‘By Allah -azwj ! I do not know whether she stipulates or not’.
So he -asws said: ‘Tell her not to stipulate, and she can accept whatever is given’. [32] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ عُذَافِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ قَدْ سُئِلَ عَنْ كَسْبِ النَّائِحَةِ قَالَ تَسْتَحِلُّهُ بِضَرْبِ إِحْدَى يَدَيْهَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, form Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Al Hassan Bin Atiyya, from Uzafir who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah -asws and he -asws had been asked about earnings of the female lamenter, he -asws said: ‘It is Permissible for her to strike with one hand upon the other’ (being righteous) .
A number of our companions, form Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far -asws about earning of the singers, so he -asws said: ‘(That singing) at which the men come over to her for is Prohibited, but (that singing) which she is invited to the weddings, there is no problem with it, and these are the Words of Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic [31:6] And from the people is one who buys amusing discourse to lead astray from Allah’s Way without knowledge ’.