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[iliketosmile99]

Insha'Allah, I wanted to give you a complete answer and to remove all doubt that music as well as musical instruments are haram so I took this from islamqa.com[http://www.islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5000&ln=eng]

Thank you for taking the time to send that to me. I appreciate that you cared enough. However, I am confused about something: The people listed who were all explaining the quote from the Qur'an and interpreting it, were not prophets, I do believe. I have no doubt that they were well-respected scholars, but they may not know the true Word of God, because, frankly, they are simply people, like you and me. Wouldn't you rather decide for yourself what you think is correct than listen to other people? I almost think that's healthier- it exercises the brain that God gave you and therefore brings you closer to God.

But thank you once again

 

['Abd-al Latif]

Thank you for taking the time to send that to me. I appreciate that you cared enough. However, I am confused about something: The people listed who were all explaining the quote from the Qur'an and interpreting it, were not prophets, I do believe. I have no doubt that they were well-respected scholars, but they may not know the true Word of God, because, frankly, they are simply people, like you and me. Wouldn't you rather decide for yourself what you think is correct than listen to other people? I almost think that's healthier- it exercises the brain that God gave you and therefore brings you closer to God.

But thank you once again

Not a problem. But some things are not so blank and white and the lay person is in a dire need for a scholar to teach and give rulings. Take for example smoking a cigarette. It doesn't say in the qur'an in specifical words that cigarettes are haram nor does it say in any hadeeth that smoking a cigarette is haram in these words, right? So does that make them halal?

No, but rather things like these require the scholars to derive a ruling, and the ruling is that smoking will harm you and as the Prophet (saws) said "There should be no harming or reciprocating harm." so this makes smoking haram.

So in this case (i.e. music) you should look at what the scholars have interperted this as and if their words are closest to the book of Allah. Once you establish this as your basis then one should have no question in his mind that whats haram is haram. Remember, its easy to shop for rulings until you find what suites you but a sincere person accepts what is correct even if it's against their own selves. So you should be the person who applies the verse in qur'an "We hear and we obey".

The ones who have the most knowledge are the scholars, so we should learn from their knowledge and take what will benefit us.

 

[iliketosmile99]

Not a problem. But some things are not so blank and white and the lay person is in a dire need for a scholar to teach and give rulings. Take for example smoking a cigarette. It doesn't say in the qur'an in specifical words that cigarettes are haram nor does it say in any hadeeth that smoking a cigarette is haram in these words, right? So does that make them halal?

No, but rather things like these require the scholars to derive a ruling, and the ruling is that smoking will harm you and as the Prophet (saws) said "There should be no harming or reciprocating harm." so this makes smoking haram.

So in this case (i.e. music) you should look at what the scholars have interperted this as and if their words are closest to the book of Allah. Once you establish this as your basis then one should have no question in his mind that whats haram is haram. Remember, its easy to shop for rulings until you find what suites you but a sincere person accepts what is correct even if it's against their own selves. So you should be the person who applies the verse in qur'an "We hear and we obey".

The ones who have the most knowledge are the scholars, so we should learn from their knowledge and take what will benefit us.

While I agree that scholors are a valuable guide, I still have not been convinced that a person is unable to, based on what is in the Qur'an, decide what is haram and what is not for themselves. And if people really are that relient on others for information instead of using their own reasoning to interpret the Qur'an and apply it to modern life, then society is going to hell.

 

['Abd-al Latif]

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['Abd-al Latif]

While I agree that scholors are a valuable guide, I still have not been convinced that a person is unable to, based on what is in the Qur'an, decide what is haram and what is not for themselves. And if people really are that relient on others for information instead of using their own reasoning to interpret the Qur'an and apply it to modern life, then society is going to hell.

Human beings tend to make mistakes, specially the lay person. The scholars of Islam, although will still make mistakes but they are few compared to the lay man, have studied extensively about this religion and their knowledge no doubt would be of benefit to all of us. If one was to use their own instinct to learn the entire religion then that may not be as easy as it sounds. You may then have to learn the arabic language on your own, and study the virtues of the surahs and ahadeeth, understand their meanings and implications, the reason for the revelation etc which would take a veeerrrrryyyy long time.

Allah has put scholars here for a reason, so the logical thing to do is to learn from them.

And if people really are that relient on others for information instead of using their own reasoning to interpret the Qur'an and apply it to modern life, then society is going to hell.

Exctally. And thats why we need to learn from those who are learned.