Listening to the sounds of nature is soothing

[Serinity]

I was just thinking, I saw a video on youtube about rain falling, it sounded so good, and snow and ice cracks, and the wind, all together.

Makes me think that The sounds of nature which Allah :Swt: has created is soo beautiful.

The sound of rain and ice makes me soo relaxed. Idk why.. Unlike music which makes me stressful. tbh. in comparison

Can someone explain?

PS. I read in the comments section someone rage at someone for praising God, and stuff. People really get mad looooooooool. Especially when Allah is mentioned.

Would it be haram for me to listen to a video where the comments section is full of haters of Islam??

[sister herb]

To the brains those slow, whoosing voices of water or waves are the sounds of non-threats. They, as well as the low frequency sounds, decrease blood pressure, soothes the heart rate and by this way, help to relax. These calming sounds can also block out noises that the brain would interpret as threats.

[Butterfly]

Its raining here today! And yes, its very calming and soothing. I absolutely loves it when it rains.

[azc]

Since nature is involved in zikrullah..... and zikr bears peace

[Serinity]

Would it be haram for me to keep listening to that, while there are people in the comment section raging their kufr?

[Simple_Person]

I have been experimenting with this last 2 months or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nwn-TZfFUI

When it is cold outside..just concentrate on this sound..and you suddenly get it warm...

Also i have been pondering about it that indeed MAYBE other sounds besides natural sounds are disrupting the frequency of the heart. For example when your heart has reached the frequency of the fitrah suddenly hearing music..is very disturbing. I have also experimented with this that if you even hear music in the background it becomes very disrupting to my thoughts. When i hear sounds of nature i do not have that.

I played that video via Google Chrome cast on the tv and put in on a low volume. I could work better, i had suddenly a lot more motivation to do stuff.

[sister herb]

Don´t read the comment section. How commenting something what is halal would make it haram? If there is reciting of the Quran in Youtube and someone comment it badly, does it make reciting haram?

[Supernova]

Asalaamualaykum
Simply ignore the comments.
The actual content of the media you watching or listening to defines the halaal from the haraam - not the comments.

[Serinity]

Don´t read the comment section. How commenting something what is halal would make it haram? If there is reciting of the Quran in Youtube and someone comment it badly, does it make reciting haram?

you are right. If someone was raging in the comments section, etc. In a video where the Quraan is being recited, would it make it haram to watch the video? No,

why is that? Because The Quraan is more important than them, so yeah.. but this is different isn't it? Or am I overthinking?
@Simple_Person

Yeah. Listening to natural sounds does not give me the same vibes as listening to Music. You know ASMR? The chilling feeling of relaxation?

It just makes me feel less "imprisoned". To listen to the sounds outside. with music it feels like your brain is concentrating too much on the music, whilst with nature sounds, it seems to not..

[sister herb]

If you are still worry about bad comments, try to listen your rain from some other channel than YouTube or some where haven´t comment section. Here is one option, where you can also edit the sounds of rain so it will be the best just for your own ears:

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/ra...eGenerator.php

And no bad comments at all. Have a nice rain.

[ZeeshanParvez]

I once read a research which claimed that listening to sounds of nature for 2 hours can reduce stress levels by 200%

[Serinity]

I once read a research which claimed that listening to sounds of nature for 2 hours can reduce stress levels by 200%

Idk but I feel much more earthed and grounded when I lsisten to sounds of nature. Allahu alam, but I feel calmer, and it is easier to think..

I like rain the most.

[Kiro]

Serinity germs are spreading!

[Serinity]

If you are still worry about bad comments, try to listen your rain from some other channel than YouTube or some where haven´t comment section. Here is one option, where you can also edit the sounds of rain so it will be the best just for your own ears:

https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/ra...eGenerator.php

And no bad comments at all. Have a nice rain.

Aren't they artificial sounds? are they Musical Instruments (thus haram)?
@Kiro , Germs? Don't you like the sound of nature while you slash your swords against your enemies? Whilst 20.000 people advancing against you with their swords, while you stand by yourself, your own man army? (By the Help of Allah only obv)

[sister herb]

They sound like someone has recorded the sound of rain but we can´t to be 100% sure without contacting the company and asking. Same problem may be also with some of YouTube videos. If you want to be sure about the source of voices, you better wait the next rainy weather.

[noraina]

Wa alaykum assalam,

You live in the UK, right? There is plenty of opportunity to listen to rain here, lol.

But you're right, the sounds of nature are beautiful and soothing. It reminds of that ayat in the Qur'an, paraphrasing here but it is written that the heavens and the earth and the creatures within it are constantly praising Allah swt...when you think of it like that it is so profound.

Whenever it rains, I always open the window just so that I can listen to it falling, rain is such a blessing alhamdulillah. And whenever I'm in the garden, I can hear the sparrows and my chickens just gently clucking, it's just so peaceful.

[Serinity]

Makes me think - Does the Earth and its creatures (birds, water, mountains, air, wind) praise Allah when such beautiful sounds emerge?

Btw, I don't live in UK. But in Denmark lol. It seems like it rains a lot there in UK. I've always liked rain. I don't get why people don't like it.

Imagine how rough our days would be if the birds did not make their sounds, and etc. Imagine if there wasn't this harmony. When you think about it, all these sounds make up for such a harmony, SubhanAllah.

Unlike what many believe, we believe everything is created by Allah.

Now Imagine, reciting and listening to the Qur'aan whilst also listening to the sounds of nature. I wonder how that'll feel like. Since there are obvious benefits to both.

And Allah :swt. knows best.

[azc]

this thread reminds me of William wordsworth

[anatolian]

The more we get away from the nature and fall in this unnatural life we get more stressed and the more we do reverse we find more peace "naturally"..We live in the apartments, work in the offices and we rarely touch the earth, maybe it rains all the day but sometimes we are not even aware of it, and we look at the computure screens more than trees..

[sister herb]

"we look at the computure screens more than trees"

^ Our generation has found solution to this problem:

they put a picture of trees to their computer´s screen image.