Music

format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow

To many people Arabic and Muslim are the same thing.

You say that like they're not. XD
You live in America, you should know the American truth. =P

format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow

Over 80% of the world's Muslims are not Arabic.

Wow, really?!

Islam is a Religion. Arabic is a nationality.

You live in Texas, the information center of the Earth. You should know you've got that backwards. =P

format_quote Originally Posted by Woodrow

I have also lived in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and Egypt.

WOW! Coolness! =D

Anywho, yes! In class, we've not yet gotten to Islam...We're just about finished with Hinduism, and a little information on Islam was on the Hindu handout. I'll correct what I can, as I'm sure there will be more errors. American schools have a habit of not telling things right...>.<

I've read your post brother >>>I'm not talking whether it is haram or halal....... I'd like to tell you my story with music

Music brother is an opium

It is a dangrous adiction ....

but when read my stort you'll deem it is haram

my family used to listen to arabic classical music and songs and attened musical concerts... so was I

I never thought that itis haram as I could not live without it..I was proud among my friends that I can taste and play music

the surprise was when my cusine told me it is haram ! I said like you .... " but Muslims had a bid regard to it and wrote books about it" I did not believe her.. why could it be haram ...

.... so I watched my self and my heart ...it is a disaster . .." I hate listening to the Quran" ...but I go on and do not care... I had a bad hard heart ... I was tough proud of my talents ...people hated me and I was always sad

so I insisted on listening to listens about music and why it is haram....

Then I insisted to get rid of that adiction and stop the opium

Alhamdu lillah Allah helped me but it was some how difficult for my family still listen to it .... but now they stopped that except my father so pray for him please


Now my heart is a new one... Quran is enough for me...

you should know that

" Quran and Music do not gather in the believer's heart"

as on of the proccedors said

my Allah guide us to His Path

format_quote Originally Posted by Al Habeshi

Muslims don't always follow Islam.

There are Muslims who try to say Music is allowed, there are some Muslims who play music and do dhikr (zikr) over it.

So in history maybe those Muslims did, but they might have not been right for doing so.

Exactly nice use of words

Listening to Music (during work breaks or for leisure): Fatwa from Sheikh Yusuf Qardawi.

[With respect to] music and why it is permissible, here is the clarification for that in the light of fatwa issued by Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi:

The whole issue of singing is controversial, whether it is with musical accompaniment or not. Some issues succeeded to gain the Muslim scholars’ agreement, while others failed. All scholars have unanimous view on the prohibition of all forms of singing and music that incites debauchery, indecency, or sin. As for musical instruments, given the weakness of the evidence indicating that they are forbidden, the rule to be applied here is the one states that all things are originally deemed permissible as long as there is no Shari`ah text that prohibits them.

Singing is no more than melodious words; if these are good, singing is considered good; but if they are bad, such singing is deemed bad. Talk that contains forbidden content is prohibited. What if that talk is accompanied with rhythm and melody?

Scholars agree on the permissibility of singing without instrumental accompaniment and where the content is not prohibited...

...Conclusion on Permissibility of Musical Instruments

In the light of the above, it is clear that the religious texts that stand as a basis for those who maintain that singing is haram are either ambiguous or inauthentic. None of the hadiths attributed to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is valid as evidence on the judgment of prohibition. Moreover, all these hadiths are declared ‘weak’ by the followers of Ibn Hazm, Malik, Ibn Hanbal, and Ash-Shafi`i.

In his book, Al-Ahkam, Al-Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn Al-`Arabi says, “None of the hadiths maintaining that singing is prohibited are considered authentic (by the scholars of the Science of Hadith Methodology).” The same view is maintained by Al-Ghazali and Ibn An-Nahwi in Al-`Umdah. Ibn Tahir says, “Not even a single letter from all these Hadiths was proved to be authentic.”

Ibn Hazm says, “All the hadiths narrated in this respect were in...

...Thereupon, if singing is thus a human instinct, it is not for Islam to defy humankind’s instincts. Islam came to refine and promote the human instinct. Ibn Taymyiah says, “Prophets were sent to polish and discipline man’s instinct and not to change or modify it.” This is pursuant to the hadith that reads, “When Allah’s Messenger came to Madinah, he found them (i.e., the people of Madinah) celebrating two days. He said, ‘What are these days?’ They replied, ‘We used to rejoice in these days during the pre-Islamic era.’ He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘Verily, Allah Almighty has given you two alternative days which are much better: these are Al-Adha and Al-Fitr days (`Eids).’” (Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and An-Nasa’i)

Moreover, if singing is to be considered rejoicing and play, these are not haram; this is in pursuant to the famous idea that man needs some time to relax a bit and rejoice. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Hanzalah who thought himself to be a hypocrite for his attendance to his wife and children and the change that affected him when he was apart from Allah’s Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “O Hanzalah! Part of your time should be devoted (to the worldly affairs) and part of time (should be devoted to prayer and meditation).” (Reported by Muslim)...

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[With respect to] music and why it is permissible, here is the clarification for that in the light of fatwa issued by Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi:

The whole issue of singing is controversial, whether it is with musical accompaniment or not. Some issues succeeded to gain the Muslim scholars’ agreement, while others failed. All scholars have unanimous view on the prohibition of all forms of singing and music that incites debauchery, indecency, or sin. As for musical instruments, given the weakness of the evidence indicating that they are forbidden, the rule to be applied here is the one states that all things are originally deemed permissible as long as there is no Shari`ah text that prohibits them.

Singing is no more than melodious words; if these are good, singing is considered good; but if they are bad, such singing is deemed bad. Talk that contains forbidden content is prohibited. What if that talk is accompanied with rhythm and melody?

Scholars agree on the permissibility of singing without instrumental accompaniment and where the content is not prohibited. This sort of singing is allowed only in certain occasions such as: weddings, feasts, welcoming a traveler, and the like. This is based on the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) that states: “He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, ‘Have you given the girl (i.e., the bride) anything as a present?’ They (the attendants) replied, ‘Yes.’ He asked, ‘Did you send a singer along with her?’ ‘No’, said `A’ishah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said, ‘The Ansar are a people who love poetry. You should have sent along someone who would sing: Here we come, to you we come, greet us as we greet you.’” In this case, we can say that a woman can sing only in front of women and her non-marriageable male kin.

In the subject of musical instruments, scholars disagree on the matter. Some of them permit all sorts of singing, be it accompanied with musical instruments or not, and even consider it recommended. A second group of scholars permit singing only when is not accompanied with a musical instrument. A third group declare it to be prohibited whether it be accompanied with a musical instrument or not; they even consider it as a major sin. In supporting their view, they cite the hadith narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari on the authority of Abu Malik or Abu `Amir Al-Ash`ari (doubt from the sub-narrator) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, ‘From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk (clothes), the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful.’ Although this hadith is in Sahih Al-Bukhari, its chain of transmission is not connected to Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and this invalidates its authenticity. Ibn Hazm rejects it for that very reason. Moreover, the sub-narrator, Hisham Ibn `Ammar is declared ‘weak’ by many scholars of the Science of Hadith Methodology...

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so is it allowed?

, yes music is haram in islam.

References within the context of the Holy Qur`aan along with the Hadith of the Prophet confirm that music is haraam.
Interpreters of the Qur`aan have defined the term `lahwal hadith` which is mentioned in the Qur`aan as:

1) Singing and listening to songs.
2) Purchasing of male and female singers.
3) Purchase of instruments of fun and amusement

When Sayyidana Abdullah Ibne Mas`ood (RA), a very close companion of our Prophet (SAW) was asked about the meaning of the term `lahwal hadith`, he replied

“I swear by Him besides whom there is no other God,that it refers to ghinaa (singing ).”

LOL, have you read the Fatwa? Or you don't see Yusuf Qardawi as a legitimate islamic scholar?

I agree with yusuf Qardaqi and say music generally allowed unless you can find haram in it's words or whatever. Allahu alim