Allah, the Exalted, says, addressing the Shaytaan: "And entice with your voice those of them you can..." (17:64) What is the voice of Satan? Sayyidna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiallaahu 'anhuma) says: "The voices of songs, musical instruments and the hullabaloo of fun and games are the voices of Satan that he employs to tear people away from the path of truth." This tells us that (singing or listening to) music and (playing or listening to) musical instruments are prohibited. (Qurtubi)