Listening to music

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Hahhaha I don't listen to pitbull, aload of rubbish. Yea I get bored on the bus or train so I like to listen to music when I'm out. I heard ur not suppose listen to the Quran when ur not concentrating to the verses that's why I don't listen to it. Cos my daughter distracts me a lot, I've tried downloading Islamic music but I don't know many and the only artist I have has one album so I get bored after a while.
 
marina-hadeya said:
Hahhaha I don't listen to pitbull, aload of rubbish. Yea I get bored on the bus or train so I like to listen to music when I'm out. I heard ur not suppose listen to the Quran when ur not concentrating to the verses that's why I don't listen to it. Cos my daughter distracts me a lot, I've tried downloading Islamic music but I don't know many and the only artist I have has one album so I get bored after a while.
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Hehe alhamdulillah no pitbull! Anyway I am unsure as to the ruling about "not suppose to listen to Quran when you're not concentrating". I can understand in terms of adab for example if people are talking in a moving vehicle and the radio suddenly plays a sura from the Quran then it is proper adab to stop talking and listen. I really don't know the ruling on this, however, why not listen to tafsir of the Quran?

There are a lot by Nouman Ali Khan, free and available for download! Or if you are like me you can learn a new language, if you can manage to find some audio files about learning a new language you can listen while you commute!

Anyway I just came across this video which I would like to share, I haven't watched till the end and I don't think it is specifically talking about music but I think it can be applied.
 
Haafizah said:
Don't watch it then lol. Don't listen to it either InshaAllaah
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I dont watch it anyway. And I dont believe that the music these days are intoxicating our minds, the mainstream genres and most of the mainstream artists are crap.

After all, has any one here felt intoxicated while listening to music?
 
^ No, but when you listen to songs that reflect your mood, you delve into that mood more, so YES, it does intoxicate your mood a little.
 
Assalamu Alaykum. I used to listen to music at times until I didn't know it was haram. Once I learned that it was I stopped listening to it and began listening ang memorizing Qur'an. I substituted something worthless for something of great value, The Words of Allah.

The Qur'an has it's own tone and melody, it surpasses all kinds of singing and music. If anyone really wants to stop then listen and read Qur'an.

There are islamic songs which are nice, but beware of those who have music. Making an Islamic song and associating music to it doesn't make the music halal it is still haram.

In one of the other pages someone had asked about how it intoxicates you, it prevents you from listening to the Qur'an. It prevents you from mentioning Allah and you find it difficult to stop listening to it. That's the intoxication. It prevents you from giving due value to that which is valuable (Allah and his deen) it blurs your abilities in realizing that the Qur'an is very important.

And if music was so special then surely the Qur'an would have been recited along side some music and not plainly as it is.

Allah knows best, I hope what I have said is helpful.
 
Sis Haafizah I sorry I must have missed your question I thought you asked bro Ali :statisfie

I come from a very musical background, started playing an instrument at a young age when I picked it up after being inspired after watching someone close to me play it with such skill. When I entered my teen years I used that skill to play in public performances. I was very "cocky" because at that time I was a better player than most my age but at the same time I put me in a position where I can see the affects of music on individuals and in groups, whether mainstream or not.

I guess you can say that I find it easier to avoid because most of the music out there is sickening at least to me. Still I do not hold the opinion that all forms of music is haram. As bro cosmic mentioned before there are many things that can be defined as music. To me it is a form of pleasure for the ears but like all pleasures there are good forms and bad forms. There are good things for our eyes and bad, good things for our tongues and bad, good smells and bad. We can't really put music on the same level as those however because we know that music is on a whole other level.

If you want to quit listening to music my advice is to narrow down the type of music you listen to and then slowly stop listening altogether. Avoid the situations where you usually end up listening to music or substitute them. If you listen to music while commuting try listening to something else that you think is worth your memory.

I picked up mandarin on my way to work :D
 
Haafizah said:
How did you give it up brother?
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When I started paying attention to the fact that music is actually disturbing my Salaah, I decided that a 5 minute joy is leading me towards an eternity of punishment. So with that thought in mind, I stopped listening to any and all sorts of music altogether. There was no step by step method involved. I just quit playing wherever I used to. Alhamdulillah, it has gotten easier with time.
 

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