Ibn 'Abbas said that the words of Allah in Luqman (35:6), "There are people who trade in distracting tales" mean "singing and things like it."  

عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فِي قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ} قَالَ الْغِنَاءُ وَأَشْبَاهُهُ  

Al-Bara' ibn 'Azib reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Extend the greeting and you will be safe. The saw is evil."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَفْشُوا السَّلاَمَ تَسْلَمُوا وَالأَشَرَةُ شَرٌّ قَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ الأشَرَةُ الْعَبَثُ  

Salman al-Ilhani reported that Fadala ibn 'Ubayd was in a gathering. He heard that some people were playing backgammon. He got up in anger and forbade it in the strongest possible terms. Then he said, "Anyone who plays it in order to consume its winnings is like someone who eats pig meat and does wudu' with blood."  

أَنَّ أَقْوَامًا يَلْعَبُونَ بِالْكُوبَةِ فَقَامَ غَضْبَانًا يَنْهَى عَنْهَا أَشَدَّ النَّهْيِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَلاَ إِنَّ اللاَّعِبَ بِهَا لَيَأْكُلُ قَمْرَهَا كَآكِلِ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَمُتَوَضِّئٍ بِالدَّمِ يَعْنِي بِالْكُوبَةِ النَّرْدَ