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Ahmad ibn Abi’l-Hawari (9th
century) Syria Jami (Book of Law)
He was a Sufi saint.
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Taken from : Michael A Cook ; Commanding right and forbidding wrong in Islamic thought
When talking about wrongs that concern Ibadi jurists. :
Gathering to make music, men and women, various instruments are considered as well as singing , special attention is given to African and Indian music. (la’b al Zanj wa’l Hind)
Note; the same ruling is found in Jami of Rashid al Din Fadl Allah (1247-1318)
Bayan of Mohammad bin Ibrahim al Kindi (d1114)
Musannaf of Abu Bahr al Kindi (d1161)