وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ جَمِيعًا عَنْ أَبِي مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ ‏.‏ وَفِيهِ جَارِيَتَانِ تَلْعَبَانِ بِدُفٍّ ‏.‏

” Two girls were playing upon a tambourine.”

Minority Scholarly View

al-Albani: Disputed tradition (Ahmad expressed reservations)
Response: s-oman.net: Imam Ahmad questioned it per al-Dhahabi's Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' 6:10. Majority accept it.
s-oman.net forum; al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' 6:10

The majority scholarly consensus grades this hadith as sahih. The note above reflects a minority view. Learn more →

Hadith Grading

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Scholarly Consensus: Sahih