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found this article in (
www.islam-qa.com) regarding the music used nowdays in nasheeds. thought i'll share it with u all....its pretty long but informative.
this seems to be such a pressing issue among the muslims..
Subhana Allah.. and I am not just speaking about you brother, but the
muslims in general.. We should all be more concerened about how we
can get closer to Allah through worship and following the Sunna
instead of wasting our time with worrying about listening to music
and playing it.. here is what the scholars say regarding this issue
according to the Quran and Sunna of our Beloved Prophet
Sallahallahualihiwassalam,
Question :
I read an article by some writer which said that singing and
music are permissible, and refuted those who say that these things
are haraam. He encouraged the broadcasting of recordings by dead
singers as a means to preserve their memory and the art that they
produced during their lives and lest the living be deprived of
listening to that art and seeing it. He said: There is no text in the
Holy Qur'aan which forbids singing and music, and in the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) we have a good
example, and he used to listen to singing and music, and enjoined
them at Eid and on occasions such as marriage and other joyous
occasions. Then he said: And there are da'eef (weak) ahaadeeth which
some quote as evidence that singing and music are forbidden, but it
is not right to attribute them to the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) in order to support an opinion or prevent
something that some people do not agree with. Then he quoted
the opinions of some of the scholars who say that singing is
allowed.
Answer :
Praise be to Allaah.
The Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas
issued a statement refuting this article, the text of which is as
follows:
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
In refutation of these specious arguments the Committee has
stated the following:
Firstly: it is not permissible for anyone to discuss matters of
sharee'ah except scholars of sharee'ah who are specialized and
qualified to research and examine issues. The writer of this article
is not a seeker of shar'i knowledge (taalib `ilm) so it is not
permissible for him to discuss something in which he is not
specialized. Hence he has made many mistakes and said many ignorant
things, and spoken about Allaah and His Messenger (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) without knowledge. This is a sinful
matter and is misguiding his readers. By the same token it is not
permissible for the media – newspapers, magazines, etc – to give
space to those who are not scholars of sharee'ah to discuss shar'i
rulings and write about things that are not their specialty, so that
the Muslims may be protected from their ideas and beliefs.
Secondly: Nothing can benefit the deceased after his death except
that which is indicated by the shar'i evidence, such as the report in
which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: "When a man dies, his (good) deeds come to an end except three:
ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous son who will
pray for him." Narrated by Muslim, 1631. As for the sins that a
person committed during his lifetime, and died without having
repented from them – including singing – he will be punished for them
unless Allaah forgives him for them by His Grace and kindness. So it
is not permissible to resurrect them and revive them after he has
died, lest that sin be added to the sins that he committed during his
lifetime, because the harm of that extends to others, as the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Whoever introduces
a bad practice into Islam, the burden of that sin will be upon him,
as will the sin of those who do it after
> him, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest."
Narrated by Muslim, 1017.
Thirdly: With regard to his comment that "There is no text in the
Holy Qur'aan which forbids singing and music," this reflects his
ignorance of the Qur'aan. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music,
singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah without knowledge,
and takes it (the path of Allaah, or the Verses of the Qur'aan) by
way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the
Hell‑fire)"
[Luqmaan 31:6]
The majority of mufassireen say that what is meant by Lahwa al-
hadeeth ("idle talks") in this verse is singing. Another group says
that it is every sound of entertainment, which includes flutes,
stringed instruments and so on. All of these mislead men from the
path of Allaah and cause misguidance. It is proven that Ibn Mas'ood
(may Allaah be pleased with him), the great Sahaabi who was one of
the scholars of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) said,
commenting on this verse: "By Allaah, this refers to singing." And he
said: "It causes hypocrisy to grow in the heart as water causes herbs
to grow."
And there are many ahaadeeth which point to the prohibition of
singing and musical instruments and indicate that they are a means
which leads to great evil and bad consequences. The great scholar Ibn
al-Qayyim (may Allaah be pleased with him) discussed the rulings on
singing and musical instruments in great detail in his book Ighaathat
al-Lahfaan.
Fourthly: This writer tells lies about the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) by saying that he used to listen to
songs and music and enjoined them at Eid and on occasions such as
marriage and other joyous occasions. It is proven that he (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) granted a dispensation to women
only, when there are no men present, allowing them to beat the daff
and sing nasheeds which are free of any mention of love or the music
and instruments, which includes the permissive songs that exist
nowadays. Rather he allowed nasheeds that are free of such offensive
characteristics and he allowed beating the daff only, not other kinds
of drums or musical instruments, to proclaim marriage. It is narrated
in saheeh ahaadeeth, as in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade musical
instruments of all types and issued stern warnings against them. It
is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari and other books of
hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) said: "There will be among my ummah people who will regard as
permissible zina (adultery), silk, alcohol and ma'aazif (musical
instruments). Some people will camp at the top of a mountain with
their shepherd looking after their sheep, and a poor man will come
and ask for something, and they will say, `Come back to us tomorrow.'
But Allaah will destroy them and level the mountain, and will turn
others into monkeys and pigs until the Day of Resurrection."
The word ma'aazif (translated above as musical instruments)
refers to singing and all kinds of instruments. The Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) condemned those
who regard as permissible zina (adultery), the wearing of silk for
men and the drinking of alcohol, and who listen to singing and
musical instruments. He mentioned that alongside zina, alcohol and
the wearing of silk by men, which indicates that singing and musical
instruments are emphatically forbidden.
Fifthly: With regard to this writer's comment that there are
da'eef (weak) ahaadeeth which some quote as evidence that singing and
music are forbidden, but it is not right to attribute them to the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in order to
support an opinion or prevent something that some people do not agree
with, this reflects his ignorance of the Sunnah, for the evidence
that singing is forbidden is to be found partly in the Qur'aan and
partly in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, as stated above, and partly in other
books of Sunnah, which the earlier scholars used as evidence that
singing and music are forbidden.
Sixthly: The opinion of some scholars who allow singing is an
opinion that is refuted by the evidence which forbids that. The point
here is that we should follow what the evidence says and not that
which goes against it. We may take or leave the words of anyone
except the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him).
This writer must repent to Allaah from what he has written, and
he should nor speak about Allaah and His Messenger without knowledge,
for speaking about Allaah without knowledge is mentioned alongside
shirk in the Book of Allaah.
May Allaah help us all to learn the truth and follow it.
May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and
upon his family and companions.
any comments inshalah:
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