Certain Kinds of Music OK?

[Les_Nubian]

I was wondering, if you listen to music only about Allah, and things of the such, and you also listen to music that is not about God, but is positive music with no curse words, and only talks about positive things, and issues, etcetera, is this ok?

If this has been brought up before, about certain types of music being OK, then sorry. :rollseyes

[Kidman]

Depends on your scholar. some say any type of music is haram... some say the type where you use certain instraments are ok. And others say music is haraam only if you think about haraam things when listening, or it has bad words and things like that.

So best thing to do is to ask whoever you follow scholar wise.

Kidman

[Salah ad-din]

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:

“Music is an issue that has been hotly debated by scholars of the past and the present. While many of them have been generally inclined to condemn all forms of music, with the singular exception of ad-duff (tambourine) in weddings, quite a few of them have taken a more positive approach of considering only music containing sensual, pagan, or unethical themes or subliminal messages as being categorically forbidden.

The latter view seems to be more consistent with the general nature of Islam, which is undoubtedly a complete way of life that caters to all of the genuine human instincts and needs within permissible limits. Thus, to say that all music is forbidden in Islam does not seem to agree with the balanced approach of Islam to issues of human life and experience.

Traditions often cited by the first group scholars to justify condemnation of all musical instruments and music, according to some scholars, are considered as either spurious, or phrased in such way solely because of their associations with drinking, dancing, and sensuality.

While everyone agrees that all forms of music that contain pagan, sensual themes, or subliminal messages are clearly forbidden, the latter group of scholars considers all forms of music free of such themes and messages as permissible.

As a matter of fact, we know from the authentic traditions that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, not only allowed music in the weddings but also listened to girls singing: While listening to girls singing on such an occasion, he interrupted them only once when they sang the following verse, “In our midst is a prophet who knows what will happen tomorrow”; whence, the Prophet, peace be upon him, told them, “Cut this sentence out, and continue singing what you have been singing earlier.” There is nothing in the sources to indicate that the above permission is limited to the occasion of wedding, as some people tend to think.

In light of these, according to the last mentioned group of scholars, music that is deemed to be free of un-Islamic and unethical themes and messages, the same is true of musical instruments so long as they are not used for the above, have been considered as permissible.

But we have to stress that Islam clearly prohibits mixed dancing of males and females.”

[Ibn Abi Ahmed]

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Please see this thread:

http://www.islamicboard.com/islamic-...an-sunnah.html

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[Salah ad-din]

Yes we had a talk on this before.

Check out Ahmad Kutty's credentials.:)

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/S...atwaCounselorE

[Daffodil]

Music is haram regardless of what the message in the song is n whether its positive etc etc.

[Hijrah]

Music is haram regardless of what the message in the song is n whether its positive etc etc.

Well, I think Salahudin's post is something worth considering

[searchingsoul]

Depends on your scholar. some say any type of music is haram... some say the type where you use certain instraments are ok. And others say music is haraam only if you think about haraam things when listening, or it has bad words and things like that.

So best thing to do is to ask whoever you follow scholar wise.

Kidman

I agree with Kidman.

[Salah ad-din]

Music is haram regardless of what the message in the song is n whether its positive etc etc.

Let it be known that it's a serious offensive in Islam to say that something is forbidden by Allah ta'ala when it is not. :)

[Salah ad-din]

Kidman it doesn't depend on your scholar. It depends and what Allah ta'ala and His Messenger as told us. :)

[Salah ad-din]

Hijah :)

Allah swt has blessed the wise and prudent and send the others astray. :)

[Umm Yoosuf]

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Please see the link brother Ahamed posted. All the details is there. Also use the search facility to research more on the subject.


Thread closed. If you have any queries please PM me :sister:

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Please see this thread:

http://www.islamicboard.com/islamic-...an-sunnah.html

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