When and how did you give up Music?

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Salam alaikum bros and sisters find me one place in the Quran that says directly that "music is haram"
 
^o) I think most popular music would be haram if it talks about obvious things that are bad, but to say all music is haram, there isnt much proof for that and even many scholars cannot agree on this topic
 
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Just a thing to mention... Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) concealed this part about you from us, and He has guided you. Alhamdulillah. So should you be stating your sins publicly? Isn't that revealing of sins?

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “All of my ummah will be fine except for those who commit sin openly, and that includes cases where Allaah conceals a person’s sin, but the following morning he exposes himself and says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night, so he shamelessly exposes himself when all night his Lord had concealed his sin.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5949; Muslim, 2744).

And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah will draw the believer close and screen him and will say, ‘Do you admit such and such sin, do you admit such and such sin?’
and he will say, ‘Yes, O Lord.’
Then when he has admitted his sins and thinks that he is doomed, [Allaah] will say, ‘I concealed them for you in the world and I forgive you for them this Day.’ Then he will be given the book of his good deeds.

But as for the kaafir and the hypocrite, “the witnesses will say, “These are the ones who lied against their Lord!” No doubt! the Curse of Allaah is on the Zaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers, oppressors)’ [Hood 11:18 – interpretation of the meaning]” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2441. )

Allahu a'lam
 
I am also trying to stop 2 but whenever i go out with my cousins there always playing music in the car. I am still a movie addict but i have cut down half the movies i use to watch. It's not that easy i live with so many cousins around me that are heavily influenced by music and watching movies but i try my best to stay away from it.
 
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Just a thing to mention... Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala) concealed this part about you from us, and He has guided you. Alhamdulillah. So should you be stating your sins publicly? Isn't that revealing of sins?

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “All of my ummah will be fine except for those who commit sin openly, and that includes cases where Allaah conceals a person’s sin, but the following morning he exposes himself and says, ‘O So and so, I did such and such last night, so he shamelessly exposes himself when all night his Lord had concealed his sin.” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5949; Muslim, 2744).

And the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Allaah will draw the believer close and screen him and will say, ‘Do you admit such and such sin, do you admit such and such sin?’
and he will say, ‘Yes, O Lord.’
Then when he has admitted his sins and thinks that he is doomed, [Allaah] will say, ‘I concealed them for you in the world and I forgive you for them this Day.’ Then he will be given the book of his good deeds.

But as for the kaafir and the hypocrite, “the witnesses will say, “These are the ones who lied against their Lord!” No doubt! the Curse of Allaah is on the Zaalimoon (polytheists, wrongdoers, oppressors)’ [Hood 11:18 – interpretation of the meaning]” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 2441. )

Allahu a'lam
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I said from the Quran not Hadeeth, Quran is our first Hadeeth.
 
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I said from the Quran not Hadeeth, Quran is our first Hadeeth.
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Firstly, I wasn't replying to your post. My post was a general reminder to all members. Did anything in my post say whether music is or is not haram? Read it again.

Secondly, we don't only derive our guidance from the Quran. We also refer to the hadith. I understand that the Quran is first and foremost, but the hadith is also relied on.

Thirdly, there is topic here regarding Music in Islam.
http://www.islamicboard.com/depth-islam/20238-music-singing-light-quran-sunnah.html
 
I did and still do in some sense until people kept saying i had to read the hadith too, and i got to a point i was like quran only for me, but then i went back to the hadith, im a revert so i went through confusions, but i try to follow best i can as being 7 months into it.
 
musicman said:
Salam alaikum bros and sisters find me one place in the Quran that says directly that "music is haram"
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Perhaps you should read this, in its entirety and then come back and prove to us that Music is NOT haram. I would love to hear your arguement.


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this topic can be debated until everyones tongue falls off, isnt there like 100 threads already on this topic that went nowhere? Best to ask a scholar or something.
 
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Salam alaikum bros and sisters find me one place in the Quran that says directly that "music is haram"
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Find me one place in the Quran where it shows us how to pray.
 
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Alhumdulilah for me its been 10 months since I gave up music. The transition has not been so bad considering i really used to be in to music once upon a time. I try to listen to nasheeds every now and then but havent really found too many that I like. One thing is for sure though there is a definite difference i have felt in my life ever since I quit. Music seems to amplify and exagerate situations in your life to ridiculous proportions sometimes making it that much more harder to deal with, Alhumdulilah i've found my life to be much more drama free ever since I quit. I was wondering if more ppl had similar stories to share.
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ok well me well i used to be a mad music fan, always pumpin it 24/7...that was until one day my dad came home wid sum tickets to sum 'nasheed concert'' i hadne a clue hu any of the artists were or wat a nasheed even was....but appreantly SAMI YUSUF was cumin (i didnt know hu the dude was then nor did i care)..anyway my mate a big fan of nasheeds wudnt stop goin on bout it....sooooooooo i wanted to go see wat all the fuss was about.....and boy was that a life changin(ok im exageeratin a little) nyt....i had such an amazin amazin nyt i thought sami yusuf was ab fab!!!! he was awwwwwwwwesome he really was!! anyweays i went home got his album and from then on i got as many nasheed tapes as possible....and i reduced the amount of haraam music i listened 2...i have phases wer i can go months opn end widout lisnin to harraaam muzic and other tyms i get bak in2 my old habits but alhamdulillah i try now to listen 2 nasheeds morea and wats worse is dat they too are APPARENTLY HARAAM!! U CANT WIN!!
 
musicman said:
Salam alaikum bros and sisters find me one place in the Quran that says directly that "music is haram"
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You sound like the woman who went to a scholar and likewise asked him to find her one place in the Quran where it said eyebrow plucking was haram.
the answer was, that in the Qur'an we are told to follow and obey Allah's messenger. How can we do this without the hadith and sunnah?:rollseyes



And as ghurabaa2000 stated in an earlier post elsewhere,
Rasulullah [Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam] states, ‘A group of my Ummah will drink wine calling it by other than its real name. merry will be made for them through the playing of musical instruments and by the singing of females. Allah will cleave the earth under them and turn them into apes and swines.’

Like i said earlier majority of the salaf said music is haram e.g Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Shafi'i, Ahmed bin hanbal, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Kathir, so many more
What you gonna do bro? Refuse Allah's messenger.
When we recite the shahada we say, "I declare that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger of Allah."
If you accept he is the Messenger then you've got to accept his Message.:rollseyes
 
glo said:
Wow!
For me as a non-Muslim it's a very stange concept, not ever to listen to music!

Don't get me wrong, I understand what Islamic teaching says about it.
It's just, that to me the concept is totally alien. :?

Peace. :)
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It is said that we cannot truly love the Qur'an and music at the same time. Qur'an and music have a battle in our hearts untill one of them is pushed out. As muslims the Qur'an should remain within us so I guess it's bye-bye music.
 
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I always loved Music and Dancing. But about 7 years ago, I started a serious effort to quit it...then for about 3 years it was really not working for me...then again i tried to stop...couldn't really for another two years. God is certainly mysterious...one day i got myself an mp3 player to listen to music...dunno, may be Allah liked my effort, he gave me the push (tofeeq)...and the mp3 player was never used for music at all. Instead i started listening to quran recitations, speeches, debates and so many other constructive audio, it literally transformed my life. Plus I had other benefits too...I realized that my ability to memorize and understand the quran and hadith increased dramatically...My arabic was getting better...Instead of humming songs etc, i would hum quranic verses, nasheeds etc...My perspective of life broadened so much...Increase in General and Islamic Knowledge and so many other benefits, mashAllah.

For a Long time i believed in the saying that Music is the food for soul. I realized it's not actually food for the soul...it's food for the Nafs (the devil inside). Music is like smoking...passive smoking can be as dangerous as actively smoking. In many ways it holds true for music too. Quran is actually the food for soul (rooh), medicine for the diseases of the character, remembrance, guidance and blessing for Momineen. And Quran is the symbol of Allah's blessing and graciousness , and Quran is something we should be cheering about, it's better than what others are accumulating.

"the beauty of one's islam is that he/she would give up every meaningless/useless activity" (al Hadith)

May Allah give us all tofeeq to give up Music. Ameen
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Asalamulaikum

Alhumdulillah I cudnt have put that better my self. wikid post.

Music is a distraction, have u often found ur self humming a tune without even thinking about it, have u ever had those days where u just cudnt get a tune out of ur head, i often have "if u like a lot of chocolate on ur biscuit join the club" tune stuck in my head and that annoys the crap out of me. even in namaz sometimes a tune can pop into my head n is a big huge massive cause of distraction.

you cant say music isnt addictive because it is, for those of u who still listen to music n the non muslims who cant understand why its banned in islam, ask ur self, or better yet try n stay without music for a month, u cant, u wnt be able to because its a part of ur life, n for some a huge massive part that u "cant live without" when ur angry u "need" to let some of that anger and frustration out so u blast some music, n wen u "need" relaxing u listen to music that soothes u. all this takes us away from the rememberence of Allah swt. instead of blasting a tune to soothe our anger the prophet saw has given us ways to overcome our temporary maddness, etc.

music is a distraction as well as a waste of money as well as a hollow moment.

music to me is like satans whispers. its like hes whispering my ears saying "come to me".

music and tv i think is the most hardest thing to giv up when starting to practice. but when uve stopped ur mind is free, ur mind doesnt feel cluttered or clouded. u can hear ur self think finaly, music is like a drug for those who cant live without it.
 
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