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yea i agree that music sucks. i dont think it gives internal happiness to humans. its retarted to listen to music.
 
music is not haram it does not say in the quran
and anyone that thinks insturments are haram your crazy! same goes to you ppl that banned soldiers of allah on this site. your crazy
 
assalaamoalaikum

listen buddy. what kind of mujahideen are you. its kufr to reject the orders of RasulAllah Salallahu Alayhi wa Sallam. if your arguments are based on the fact that 'Qur'an does not say music is harram' then you cannot do your most important fareedah of Islam - Salah. where do you find instructions as to how to pray salaah in the Qur'an?
Music is definitely haraam. its kufr to reject the orders of sharia. and there is no difference of fiqh in this.
its amazing how we cant even sacrifice something so obscure as music, and we want to give our lives for the sake of Allah.
Subhanallah. very surprising
 
moujahid said:
listen buddy. what kind of mujahideen are you.
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Very relevant question. If you have not read the Qur’an and the Hadiths please refer to some of the posts in this thread.

Wasalaam[/COLOR].
 
mujahedeen2087 said:
music is not haram it does not say in the quran
and anyone that thinks insturments are haram your crazy! same goes to you ppl that banned soldiers of allah on this site. your crazy
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Be careful with your words & only speak what U know to be the truth. Here is the truth along with the evidence that music is HARAM!



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Title: Statement from the Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas concerning the prohibition of singing and music

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I read an article by some writer which said that singing and music are permissible, and refuted those who say that these things are haraam. He encouraged the broadcasting of recordings by dead singers as a means to preserve their memory and the art that they produced during their lives and lest the living be deprived of listening to that art and seeing it. He said: There is no text in the Holy Qur’aan which forbids singing and music, and in the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) we have a good example, and he used to listen to singing and music, and enjoined them at Eid and on occasions such as marriage and other joyous occasions. Then he said: And there are da’eef (weak) ahaadeeth which some quote as evidence that singing and music are forbidden, but it is not right to attribute them to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in order to support an opinion or prevent something that some people do not agree with. Then he quoted the opinions of some of the scholars who say that singing is allowed.

Answer:

Praise be to Allaah.

The Standing Committee for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas issued a statement refuting this article, the text of which is as follows:

The scholars of the Standing Committee said:

In refutation of these specious arguments the Committee has stated the following:

Firstly: it is not permissible for anyone to discuss matters of sharee’ah except scholars of sharee’ah who are specialized and qualified to research and examine issues. The writer of this article is not a seeker of shar’i knowledge (taalib ‘ilm) so it is not permissible for him to discuss something in which he is not specialized. Hence he has made many mistakes and said many ignorant things, and spoken about Allaah and His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) without knowledge. This is a sinful matter and is misguiding his readers. By the same token it is not permissible for the media – newspapers, magazines, etc – to give space to those who are not scholars of sharee’ah to discuss shar’i rulings and write about things that are not their specialty, so that the Muslims may be protected from their ideas and beliefs.

Secondly: Nothing can benefit the deceased after his death except that which is indicated by the shar’i evidence, such as the report in which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When a man dies, his (good) deeds come to an end except three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous son who will pray for him.” Narrated by Muslim, 1631. As for the sins that a person committed during his lifetime, and died without having repented from them – including singing – he will be punished for them unless Allaah forgives him for them by His Grace and kindness. So it is not permissible to resurrect them and revive them after he has died, lest that sin be added to the sins that he committed during his lifetime, because the harm of that extends to others, as the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever introduces a bad practice into Islam, the burden of that sin will be upon him, as will the sin of those who do it after him, without that detracting from their burden in the slightest.” Narrated by Muslim, 1017.

Thirdly: With regard to his comment that “There is no text in the Holy Qur’aan which forbids singing and music,” this reflects his ignorance of the Qur’aan. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah without knowledge, and takes it (the path of Allaah, or the Verses of the Qur’aan) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell‑fire)”

[Luqmaan 31:6]

The majority of mufassireen say that what is meant by Lahwa al-hadeeth (“idle talks”) in this verse is singing. Another group says that it is every sound of entertainment, which includes flutes, stringed instruments and so on. All of these mislead men from the path of Allaah and cause misguidance. It is proven that Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him), the great Sahaabi who was one of the scholars of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them) said, commenting on this verse: “By Allaah, this refers to singing.” And he said: “It causes hypocrisy to grow in the heart as water causes herbs to grow.”

And there are many ahaadeeth which point to the prohibition of singing and musical instruments and indicate that they are a means which leads to great evil and bad consequences. The great scholar Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah be pleased with him) discussed the rulings on singing and musical instruments in great detail in his book Ighaathat al-Lahfaan.

Fourthly: This writer tells lies about the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by saying that he used to listen to songs and music and enjoined them at Eid and on occasions such as marriage and other joyous occasions. It is proven that he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) granted a dispensation to women only, when there are no men present, allowing them to beat the daff and sing nasheeds which are free of any mention of love or the music and instruments, which includes the permissive songs that exist nowadays. Rather he allowed nasheeds that are free of such offensive characteristics and he allowed beating the daff only, not other kinds of drums or musical instruments, to proclaim marriage. It is narrated in saheeh ahaadeeth, as in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) forbade musical instruments of all types and issued stern warnings against them. It is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari and other books of hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “There will be among my ummah people who will regard as permissible zina (adultery), silk, alcohol and ma’aazif (musical instruments). Some people will camp at the top of a mountain with their shepherd looking after their sheep, and a poor man will come and ask for something, and they will say, ‘Come back to us tomorrow.’ But Allaah will destroy them and level the mountain, and will turn others into monkeys and pigs until the Day of Resurrection.”
The word ma’aazif (translated above as musical instruments) refers to singing and all kinds of instruments. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) condemned those who regard as permissible zina (adultery), the wearing of silk for men and the drinking of alcohol, and who listen to singing and musical instruments. He mentioned that alongside zina, alcohol and the wearing of silk by men, which indicates that singing and musical instruments are emphatically forbidden.

Fifthly: With regard to this writer’s comment that there are da’eef (weak) ahaadeeth which some quote as evidence that singing and music are forbidden, but it is not right to attribute them to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) in order to support an opinion or prevent something that some people do not agree with, this reflects his ignorance of the Sunnah, for the evidence that singing is forbidden is to be found partly in the Qur’aan and partly in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, as stated above, and partly in other books of Sunnah, which the earlier scholars used as evidence that singing and music are forbidden.

Sixthly: The opinion of some scholars who allow singing is an opinion that is refuted by the evidence which forbids that. The point here is that we should follow what the evidence says and not that which goes against it. We may take or leave the words of anyone except the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).

This writer must repent to Allaah from what he has written, and he should nor speak about Allaah and His Messenger without knowledge, for speaking about Allaah without knowledge is mentioned alongside shirk in the Book of Allaah.

May Allaah help us all to learn the truth and follow it.

May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and companions.



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mujahedeen2087 said:
music is not haram it does not say in the quran
and anyone that thinks insturments are haram your crazy! same goes to you ppl that banned soldiers of allah on this site. your crazy
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The prophet (saw) as an example to mankind.
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In the 23 years that he spread his message, The prophet (saw) offered the world truth, clarity and a sense of purpose. Muhammad (pbuh) is the only prophet whose life and work has been closely studied by scholars of all faiths. His daily life, his actions, his responses to situations are all extremely well documented. He is truly an example for to all of us to follow. Indeed following his example is required of us by God Himself, who says in the Qur’an: “In God’s messenger you have indeed a good example for everyone who looks forward with hope and awe to God and the Last Day, and remembers God unceasingly.” (33: 21)

Now think.. please think really really deeply... The Quran does not say muslims can marry an older woman. Yet we know it's permissable from the Prophet's marriage to Khadijah (ra). Note the wisdom behind this marriage. It was for our benefit, to show us that it is not forbidden to muslims.

Similarly even if the Quran does not say music is haraam, and the prophet wanted to show us that it is halal, he would've simply done so by listening to music himself, holding such gatherings and therefore giving us proof that music was not haraam. Do you think that was difficult for the prophet to do so? No it wasn't. Yet he did not such thing.

Knowing that the prophet was a living example to mankind, you still think that music is halaal when the perfect example did not indulge in this form of entertainment? Surely even you agree that the prophet (saw) was the complete and perfect example for us, leaving no doubt as to how we should be living our lives.
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Lastly, let me add something else... Muslims have a duties to fulfill towards each other, to their families, friends, neighbours, strangers, the poor, the sick and the oppressed.

Now let's ask ourselves.. how many of the sick we hear about do we visit?

Do we give charity or even the obligatory zakaah to the poor?

How many of our neighbours need help yet we don't care to find out?

Do we spend time giving dawah and teaching others what we know about Islam,teaching our wives and children about islam, carrying out daily tasks according to sunnah?

How many people repeatedly go to Hajj & Umrah, instead of helping their muslims brothers or sisters go instead for once. Yet the Prophet taught us " You will not become a believer unless you like for others what you like for yourself."

What effort do we make to help the oppressed?

How many make the effort to pray in mosque? Or recite the Quran and understand it's meaning? Or even bother to correct our tajweed?

How many men help their wives in the house as the prophet did, or even indulge in some halal fun with them?

How may husbands play with their children or make the effort of helping them with homework, their deen and practicing Islam. Don't most men come from work and simply plonk themselves in front of the TV, while children wish daddy would play with them. How many men sadly miss the joy of seeing their childrens faces flush from playing and kicking a ball around in the park with their daddies? Yet sadly they have time for music, tv and friends.

The answer is maybe one of the above, maybe two, but definitely not all.
Then is it a surprise that we have to fill our time with satanic entertainment?
If we conducted our lives as we are meant to, trust me, we wouldn't have time for idle persuits. From fajr to Isha our daily life would be filled with persuits beneficial to us and others, on earth and in the hereafter. There'd
be less depression and life would certainly be more meaningful. There'd be no need for filling in time with useless hobbies. If we were doing what is halal and ogligatory, there'd simply be no time to waste away listening to music.

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mujahedeen2087 said:
music is not haram it does not say in the quran
and anyone that thinks insturments are haram your crazy! same goes to you ppl that banned soldiers of allah on this site. your crazy
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Lets look at this from a rational point of view.
We shouldnt be categorrising things as haram and halal, this all but leads to arguements going full circle and no clarity being reached on an issue.
Lets point out the benefits and disadvantages of listening to music, and make a judgement on this.
Yes it is important to look at the quran and sunnah, but since many of us youth today hardly implement these into our lives, its asking a lot to convince someone that music is forbidden from a quranic point of view.
If were talking of pop or rock music, what possible benefits are there? I mean, the words have absolutely no meaning and are based upon a distorted view of life based on sex, drugs, rock and roll, violence, greed, lust, fulfillment of desires, polygamy. We must ask ourselves are these features of our Islam? Why listen to such words that promote such evils when we can listen to rhe wisdom of the Quran?
With regards to classical music and love songs, one may argue that such music can sooth ones mind after a hard day or when feeling depressed.
However, why turn to music when God has given us the Quran and Sunnah to seek comfort in? If we are feeling lonely, depressed we should look to our Islamic sources. Or seek comfort in family friends. Why listen to the words of a stranger who you know nothing about? Look at the example of Gary Glitter.
 
Greetings,
nishom said:
Lets look at this from a rational point of view.
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I think what you meant to say was "Let's look at this from a totally biased and uninformed point of view."

If were talking of pop or rock music, what possible benefits are there? I mean, the words have absolutely no meaning and are based upon a distorted view of life based on sex, drugs, rock and roll, violence, greed, lust, fulfillment of desires, polygamy.
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Can you categorically state that all pop or rock songs contain lyrics matching this description?

Look at the example of Gary Glitter.
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What gives you the crackpot idea that all musicians are like Gary Glitter?

Peace
 
mujahedeen2087 said:
music is not haram it does not say in the quran
and anyone that thinks insturments are haram your crazy! same goes to you ppl that banned soldiers of allah on this site. your crazy
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Music is haram Period..dont make excuses for it, go back on this thread brother and you'll find the proof from Qur'an and Ahadith...are you going to dispute that?
 
Fight&Die4Allah said:
Music is haram Period..dont make excuses for it, go back on this thread brother and you'll find the proof from Qur'an and Ahadith...are you going to dispute that?
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I dont know how the brother can call himself a mujahid and have such views. Music is HARAAM! there is no excuse for it. Some of the modern day nasheeds also fall into this same category, but that is a matter of opinion.
Wassalam
 
people as u r sayin MUSIC is NOT allowed in izlam den wot abowt da things yea listn ta most muzlims listen ta em.... a dn't knw wo they r called :'(

take care
 
Salam
They are nasheeds. There are nasheeds (like i said before) that are just like the music of the kuffar and so (according to some scholars) they are forbidden. The muslim should not follow the example of the kafir. And again, music is HARAAM - whether muslims listen to it or not is beside the point - that is between them and allah
Wassalam
 
i've said this before on this thread nasheeds with instruments in is haraam but not the ones without it
 
ok chill chill ta anyway...

btw bro Fight&Die4Allah dem nashids i don't undastand em at all :'(

ta anyway

take care
 
you dont have to understand the ones in arabic, i dont either...some are in English im sure you can understand them tho :)
 
The Prohibition​

The Noble Qur'an - Luqman 31:6

And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Qur'an) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-Fire).


Ibn Masood (ra) said about this verse "I swear by the One other than Whom there is no God that it refers to singing [ghinaa].", and he repeated this three times. Ibn Abbaas (ra) said it refered to 'singing and the like' while Jaabir (ra) is reported to view its meaning to signify singing and listening to songs. Many taabi'oon such as Mujaahid, Ikrimah, Mak-hool and Umar ibn Shu'ayb viewed it as a censure of music and song.

Hadith - Bukhari (#787) [Also related by Tabari]

Sa'id ibn Jbayr reported that Ibn 'Abbas said about the verse: "And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks" (31:6), that, "ldle talks means singing and the like."


The Noble Qur'an - Al-Isra 17:64

"And Istafiz [literally means: befool them gradually] those whom you can among them with your voice (i.e. songs, music, and other call for Allah's disobedience)..."


Hadith - Bukhari 7:494

Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari that he heard the Prophet saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks, and the use of musical instruments as lawful. And (from them), there will be some who will stay near the side of a mountain, and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and Allah will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection."

The Noble Qur'an - An-Najm 53:57-62

The Day of Resurrection draws near, None besides Allah can avert it, (or advance it, or delay it). Do you then wonder at this recital (the Qur'an)? And you laugh at it and weep not, Wasting your (precious) lifetime in pastime and amusements (singing, etc.). So fall you down in prostration to Allah, and worship Him (Alone).

‘Ikrimah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: it was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbaas that al-sumood [verbal noun from saamidoon, translated here as “Wasting your (precious) lifetime in pastime and amusements (singing)”] means “singing”, in the dialect of Himyar; it might be said “Ismidi lanaa” [‘sing for us’ – from the same root as saamidoon/sumood] meaning “ghaniy” [sing]. And he said (may Allaah have mercy on him): When they [the kuffaar] heard the Qur’aan, they would sing, then this aayah was revealed.
Ibn Katheer (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: Allah says (interpretation of the meaning) “Wasting your (precious) lifetime in pastime and amusements (singing)” – Sufyaan al-Thawri said, narrating from his father from Ibn ‘Abbaas: (this means) singing. This is Yemeni (dialect): ismad lana means ghan lana [sing to us]. This was also the view of ‘Ikrimah. (Tafseer Ibn Katheer).

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