I need proof from The Noble Quran that music is haraam. (OP)
I repeatedly debated with maternal grandfather about what I read in my earlier thread about music and he says that the Internet is flooded with catholics and he needs further proof from The Noble Quran. As this issue holds a lot of meaning to me, I need to clear my doughts as this is very important.
But then musical Instruments are not allowed in Islam only the "daff" which women beat at the time of weddings.
And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e.music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allâh without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allâh, the Verses of the Qur'ân) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire). (Luqman 31:6)
Some scholars have explained the Lahw ( idle speech ) mentioned here to be singing.
From Aboo Maalik al-Ash'aree who said that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhe was salaam said :
" There will certainly come from my nation a people who will make permissable the private parts, silk garments ( for men ), intoxicants, and musical instruments." [366]
So it is prohibited that one might listen to or become contented with the sound of musical instruments and drums. Exempted from this prohibition are the Duff drums. For indeed, they are free of this restriction; but nonetheless we are responsible for our time as the Prophet sallallahu alayhe was salaam said :
" The two feet of the servant will continue to remain until he is questioned concerning four ( affiars ) : His age and how he spent it, his knowledge and whether he implemented it, his youth and how he benefited from it, and his body, and how it was maintained."
Moreover, in the affair of singing, it is not possible for there to exist a love for it, which can also be coupled with a love for Allah that is acceptable, but rather it is from the diseases of the hearts.
Umm 'Abdillah Al-Waadi'iyyah
Naseehati Lin-Nisaa'
My Advice to the Women
pgs 306-307
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Thank you for the information.
It makes me sad that music is haraam. You would say that Allah knows best, and you are right. I am glad that Islam did not conquer all of Europe & Africa and South Asia; I believe music is one of God's greatest gifts.
But I appreciate the thread. It taught me a lot about how Muslims read Qur'an.
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Music Is Haram?????i Live In Dearborn Michigan. The Largest Arab Muslim Community In The Usa, I Don't Know Anyone Including Religious People That Do Not Listen To Music.
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format_quote Originally Posted by IbnAbdulHakim
^ sis i think he thinks that music is haram and wants to prove it to his uncle.
Have you read the links that were provided to him by shible? The first two say that music is halal. So i'm assuming that 'i've got my answer!' means he agrees with it? Allahu A'lam. I apologise if I misunderstood.
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at the risk of getting this thread closed, one of the things that bothers me is that the impression is often given here that music is haram, period (or as you brits say, full stop), when in fact there is not uniformity of opinion among scholars, as the link shows.
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Ok, I know lots of debate is heating up. Met Grampa again, he took out all the English and Urdu Qur'an translations that he had. He said it very cleverly,"It all goes like a game of chinese whispers". For eg- If I tell my friend that ,"Chintu, you are quite foolish". So, if I am famous in one field or the other, it will spread that,"Hassaan told Chintu that he's foolish" or "Hassaan told Chintu that he is the foolishest in the neighbourhood". So basicallu, the point he was trying to emphasize on was, that the quotes made by Ibn Masood and the other sahabis were recorded 300 years later and misinterpretation is very likely to occur. That goes the same with brackets in the english translation of The Qur'an. Basically, he said that the Saudi people have made misinterpretations and we have to go by the Qur'an.And if Ibn Masood wanted to express a thing like that and was a sahabi, why did he need to swear, and that too thrice. Also, Surah 31, Verse 6 according to him means mockery of the verses of The Qur'an in a funny manner. For eg-(I have no bad intentions, this is just an example) If we say "La ilaha Illallah" in a funny manner and in a rhythmic tune, hell is likely to come to us.
Assalamualaikum!
Last edited by hassaanejaz; 02-06-2007 at 07:55 AM.
Reason: Missed one point.
Re: I need proof from The Noble Quran that music is haraam.
format_quote Originally Posted by snakelegs
at the risk of getting this thread closed, one of the things that bothers me is that the impression is often given here that music is haram, period (or as you brits say, full stop), when in fact there is not uniformity of opinion among scholars, as the link shows.
The vast majority of the scholars, including the ones who are most respected, all considered music to be haram, and there is very strong evidence to suggest that it is haram.
Only a tiny minority said it was ok, and their position is very weak indeed.
Re: I need proof from The Noble Quran that music is haraam.
format_quote Originally Posted by hassaanejaz
Ok, I know lots of debate is heating up. Met Grampa again, he took out all the English and Urdu Qur'an translations that he had. He said it very cleverly,"It all goes like a game of chinese whispers". For eg- If I tell my friend that ,"Chintu, you are quite foolish". So, if I am famous in one field or the other, it will spread that,"Hassaan told Chintu that he's foolish" or "Hassaan told Chintu that he is the foolishest in the neighbourhood". So basicallu, the point he was trying to emphasize on was, that the quotes made by Ibn Masood and the other sahabis were recorded 300 years later and misinterpretation is very likely to occur. That goes the same with brackets in the english translation of The Qur'an. Basically, he said that the Saudi people have made misinterpretations and we have to go by the Qur'an.And if Ibn Masood wanted to express a thing like that and was a sahabi, why did he need to swear, and that too thrice. Also, Surah 31, Verse 6 according to him means mockery of the verses of The Qur'an in a funny manner. For eg-(I have no bad intentions, this is just an example) If we say "La ilaha Illallah" in a funny manner and in a rhythmic tune, hell is likely to come to us.
Assalamualaikum!
Don't you have nothing to say to this.
Anyways, the quote by Ibn Masood is interpreted by different people in a different manner. For eg-"I swear on Allaah that it refers to ghinaa(singing) which he did three times" or " I say in the name of Allaah that it refers to singing"!
Re: I need proof from The Noble Quran that music is haraam.
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakaathu
i have to say that many brothers have given their opinion that music is haram and i also think it is bad
.Think of it this way,what does music mean to u and how much it affects u.That is what does listening to music give u.People tend to say that music gives them peace in their mind.But is this actually true and correct.When u r listening to music or watching tv for pleasure at the same time a brother/sister is starving,another brother/sister is being killed and the list goes on.So dear brothers/sisters do want the 'pleasure' of listing to music when ur brothers/sisters r in difficulty.The time that u waste in listening to music or any other sort of entertainment u could use to say dua's for their and our well being in this world and after.Also ask the following question to ur self before going to bed everyday'WHAT HAVE I DONE TODAY THAT COULD GET ME CLOSER TO PARADISE?'.
How many of us can be certain that we have earned enough blessings from Allah(swt) so that we could enter paradise? Muhammed(saw) and sahabi's used to pray and ask Allah(swt) forgiveness even though they have been promised paradise.So i request dear brothers/sisters to think twice before doing anything that would make ur forget Allah(swt).
Music falls in to this category.People become addicted to it after some time and islam clearly says that u must avoid such addiction causing things which make us forget Allah(swt) and fall in to the wrong path.
What i mean is that u become addicted to it so much that when ever u have free time u tend to listen to music.This free time could have been used for earning Allah(swt) blessings.Thus music makes u forget Allah(swt) and we know what the result would be if we forget him.
There r also quran and hadith examples that our brothers have sited in the past threads regarding music.
But if u r not still not convinced that music is not good for u consider the present day situation of music.Music is every where on tv,radio,net,phone and its increasing.
Many brothers/sisters spend a lot of their money for music when it could have been used for helping people who r in real need of it and thus earn Allah(swt) blessings.The video's of
certain music r also demoralising and kufr.Even if u listen only to the audio's of such music it is still leading to its promotion which is wrong.
I would like to relate a story which i have from my friends.I think this happened before muhammed(saw) was proclaimed a prophet.During the time little muhammed(saw) was living with his uncle he had a chance to hear some music from some people who had come to perform near his place.So he asked his uncle's permission and went to see the show.But Allah(swt) prevented him from hearing the music as he was made to fall asleep even before it started.
Allah(swt) knew about the effect that music could have over a person thus he made muhammed(saw) to fall asleep.
If there is any mistake in the above story please point it out and may Allah(swt) forgive me for it.i hope u understand the influence that music could have on a person from the above story.
Some brothers/sisters have asked me, what about music that is about glorifying Allah(swt),muhammed(saw).I ask them this question in return,Has muhammed(saw) and sahabha's taught us that in order to remember Allah(swt) and the prophet we should use their names in songs or any other such methods. The answer is clearly NO.
In order to show our love for Allah(swt),prophet muhammed(saw) and the sahabi's we should follow their sunnat and their teachings and use it in daily in our lifes rather than sing songs about them.There r also dikkr's and dua's.
I think i have been able to clear atleast some of your doubts.
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Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakaathu
No offence but u have to understand that by taking the Quran alone is not for us to live by it.We have to use the hadiths,sunnat from muhammed(saw) and sahabha's.So if ur looking for proof u will have to look through all these.We have to also understand that before anything is made haram in islam which is not mentioned in the Quran,hadith or the sunnat the concerned immams get together and discuss the nature of the problem,its present and future effècts(follwing strictly the islamic ways) they make a proper decision.
Also surat luqman as sited by our brother is a very good answer to ur question.
Idle mean wastage of time here wiithout getting any benefit in this life or the after.
Re: I need proof from The Noble Quran that music is haraam.
format_quote Originally Posted by Manu
Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi
wabarakaathu
i have to say that many brothers have given their opinion that music is haram and i also think it is bad
.Think of it this way,what does music mean to u and how much it affects u.That is what does listening to music give u.People tend to say that music gives them peace in their mind.But is this actually true and correct.When u r listening to music or watching tv for pleasure at the same time a brother/sister is starving,another brother/sister is being killed and the list goes on.So dear brothers/sisters do want the 'pleasure' of listing to music when ur brothers/sisters r in difficulty.The time that u waste in listening to music or any other sort of entertainment u could use to say dua's for their and our well being in this world and after.Also ask the following question to ur self before going to bed everyday'WHAT HAVE I DONE TODAY THAT COULD GET ME CLOSER TO PARADISE?'.
How many of us can be certain that we have earned enough blessings from Allah(swt) so that we could enter paradise? Muhammed(saw) and sahabi's used to pray and ask Allah(swt) forgiveness even though they have been promised paradise.So i request dear brothers/sisters to think twice before doing anything that would make ur forget Allah(swt).
Music falls in to this category.People become addicted to it after some time and islam clearly says that u must avoid such addiction causing things which make us forget Allah(swt) and fall in to the wrong path.
What i mean is that u become addicted to it so much that when ever u have free time u tend to listen to music.This free time could have been used for earning Allah(swt) blessings.Thus music makes u forget Allah(swt) and we know what the result would be if we forget him.
There r also quran and hadith examples that our brothers have sited in the past threads regarding music.
But if u r not still not convinced that music is not good for u consider the present day situation of music.Music is every where on tv,radio,net,phone and its increasing.
Many brothers/sisters spend a lot of their money for music when it could have been used for helping people who r in real need of it and thus earn Allah(swt) blessings.The video's of
certain music r also demoralising and kufr.Even if u listen only to the audio's of such music it is still leading to its promotion which is wrong.
I would like to relate a story which i have from my friends.I think this happened before muhammed(saw) was proclaimed a prophet.During the time little muhammed(saw) was living with his uncle he had a chance to hear some music from some people who had come to perform near his place.So he asked his uncle's permission and went to see the show.But Allah(swt) prevented him from hearing the music as he was made to fall asleep even before it started.
Allah(swt) knew about the effect that music could have over a person thus he made muhammed(saw) to fall asleep.
If there is any mistake in the above story please point it out and may Allah(swt) forgive me for it.i hope u understand the influence that music could have on a person from the above story.
Some brothers/sisters have asked me, what about music that is about glorifying Allah(swt),muhammed(saw).I ask them this question in return,Has muhammed(saw) and sahabha's taught us that in order to remember Allah(swt) and the prophet we should use their names in songs or any other such methods. The answer is clearly NO.
In order to show our love for Allah(swt),prophet muhammed(saw) and the sahabi's we should follow their sunnat and their teachings and use it in daily in our lifes rather than sing songs about them.There r also dikkr's and dua's.
I think i have been able to clear atleast some of your doubts.
PRAY FOR ALL
You are talking like a fanatic. Death can come to anyone and this does not stop us from enjoying life. Also, none of u brothers or sister's answers are responding to my earlier post.
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Hassaanejaz,
format_quote Originally Posted by hassaanejaz
So basically, the point he was trying to emphasize on was, that the quotes made by Ibn Masood and the other sahabis were recorded 300 years later and misinterpretation is very likely to occur.
Then the problem here is not about whether or not music is allowed; it is about the validity of the ahadeeth, and this is going back to a myth that the ahadeeth were compiled 200 or so years after the death of Prophet Muhammad , which has already been addressed in this post:
That goes the same with brackets in the english translation of The Qur'an. Basically, he said that the Saudi people have made misinterpretations and we have to go by the Qur'an.
The brackets in the English translation of the Qur'an can be due to a number of reasons - sometimes they simply clarify the translation and other times it is more of an explanation taken from tafseer. They are not personal interpretations of the author - if we take the Muhsin Khan translation for example, it brings in content from Tafseer Ibn Katheer and other scholars as well as hadeeth that are clearly referenced to give the reader more of an insight into what certain verses mean. "Going by the Qur'an" means that we understand it using the correct methodology; a person who has not studied the science of the Qur'an is in no position to derive their own rulings and interpretations from it.
And if Ibn Masood wanted to express a thing like that and was a sahabi, why did he need to swear, and that too thrice.
Swearing means taking an oath by something; it does not mean profane language in this context. From the thread provided by brother Al Madani, it says:
The first category defines the term {lahwal hadeeth}: (a) singing and listening to songs, (b) the purchasing of professional male or female singers and (c) the purchase of instruments of amusement; namely, the drum (tabl). The elements of this category revolve around reference to the blameworthy usage of instruments of idle amusement, in short, music and song. This view was held by a number of companions such as Ibn Masood, Jaabir and Ibn Abbaas. It is related that the former was questioned regarding the meaning of the verse under discussion to which he replied, "I swear by the One other than Whom there is no god that it refers to singing [ghinaa]"; he repeated it three times to emphasize his position(*36). It is related that Ibn Abbaas said it referred to "singing and the like."(*37) Jaabir is reported to view its meaning to signify singing and listening to songs.(*38) This general view pointing to censure of music and song was also held by a great number of taabi'een, such as Ikrimah, Mujaahid, Makhool and Umar bin Shuayb, to name only a few.(*39)
So he said it three times to emphasize his position.
Also, Surah 31, Verse 6 according to him means mockery of the verses of The Qur'an in a funny manner. For eg-(I have no bad intentions, this is just an example) If we say "La ilaha Illallah" in a funny manner and in a rhythmic tune, hell is likely to come to us.
Can you please tell us where he said this and what is the purpose of your mentioning it?
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I don't know whether this was posted before, but its related...
Evidences to prove that musical instruments are impermissible. (From an article I found by a scholar):
There are numerous evidences in the Qur’an and Sunnah which support this view. We will attempt to look at a few:
1) Allah Most High says:
“And there are among men, those that purchase idle tales, to mislead (men) from the path of Allah and throw ridicule. For such there will be a humiliating punishment” (Surah Luqman, V. 6).
The great Companion Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) states in the explanation of the word “idle tales”:
“By Allah its meaning is music” (Sunan al-Bayhaqi, 1/223 & authenticated by al-Hakim in his Mustadrak, 2/411).
Imam Ibn Abi Shayba related with his own transmission that He (Ibn Mas’ud) said:
“I swear By Him besides whom there is no God that it refers to singing” (132/5).
The great Companion and exegete of the Qur’an, Abd Allah ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) states:
“The meaning of the word is music, singing and the like” (Sunan al-Bayhaqi, 1/221& Musannaf Ibn abi Shayba, 132/5).
He also stated:
“Music and the purchase of female singers” (Musannaf Ibn Abi Shayba, 132/5).
Hasan al-Basri (Allah be pleased with him) said:
“This verse was revealed in relation to singing and musical instruments” (Tafsir ibn Kathir, 3/442)
The same explanation has also been narrated from Mujahid, Ikrima, Ibrahim Nakha’i, Mak’hul and others (Allah be pleased with them all).
The above verse of the Qur’an, along with the statements regarding its meaning is clear in the prohibition of music. It also serves as a severe warning for those who are involved in the trade of music in any way, shape or form, as Allah warned them of “Humiliating punishment”.
As for those that say, the verse refers to things that prevent one from the remembrance of Allah and not music, do not contradict the aforementioned explanation. The interpretation of the verse with “things that prevent one from the remembrance of Allah” is a more general interpretation which includes music and song, as one of the foremost things that stop you from the remembrance of Allah is music. This is the reason why the majority of the exegetes of the Qur’an have interpreted the verse with music only, or with all those acts that prevent one from the truth with music being at the forefront.
2) Allah Most High says whilst describing the attributes of the servants of the Most Compassionate (ibad al-Rahman):
“Those who witness no falsehood, and if they pass by futility, they pass by it with honourable avoidance” (Surah al-Furqan, V. 72).
Imam Abu Bakr al-Jassas relates from Sayyiduna Imam Abu Hanifah (Allah be pleased with him) that the meaning of “falsehood (zur)” is music & song, (Ahkam al-Qur’an, 3/428).
3) Allah Most High said to Shaytan:
“Lead to destruction those whom you can among them with your (seductive) voice” (Surah al-Isra, V.64).
One of the great exegete, Mujahid (Allah have mercy on him) interpreted the word “voice (sawt)” by music, singing, dancing and idle things. (Ruh al-Ma’ani, 15/111).
Imam Suyuti (Allah have mercy on him) quoted Mujahid as saying: “Voice (in this verse) is singing and flute” (al-Iklil fi istinbat al-tanzil, 1444).
Another exegete, Dahhak (Allah have mercy on him) also interpreted the word “Sawt” with flutes. (Qurtubi, al-Jami` li Ahkam al-Qur’an, 10/288).
Here also, a general interpretation can be given, as indeed some commentators of the Qur ' an have done, but this, as mentioned earlier, does not contradict the meaning given by Mujahid and Dahhak, as it is included in the more broad and general meaning.
GUIDANCE OF THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH
(Allah bless him & give him peace)
The are many Ahadith of the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) which prohibit music and the usage of musical instruments to the extent that some scholars have gathered approximately forty Ahadith, of which the chain of transmission of some is sound (sahih), some good (hasan) and some weak (da’if). We will only mention a few here:
1) Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash’ari (Allah be pleased with him) reports that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) say: “There will appear people in my Ummah, who will hold adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments to be lawful” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
2) Abu Malik al-Ash’ari (Allah be pleased with him) narrates a similar type of Hadith, but a different wording. He reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Soon there will be people from my Ummah who will consume alcohol, they will change its name (by regarding it permissible. m), on there heads will be instruments of music and singing. Allah will make the ground swallow them up, and turn them into monkeys and swine” (Sahih Ibn Hibban & Sunan Ibn Majah, with a sound chain of narration).
In the above two narrations, the word ma`azif is used. The scholars of the Arabic language are unanimous on the fact that it refers to musical instruments (Ibn Manzur, Lisan al-Arab, V.9, P.189).
The prohibition of musical instruments is clear in the two narrations. The first Hadith (recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari) mentions that certain people from the Ummah of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) will try to justify the permissibility of using musical instruments, along with adultery, silk and alcohol, despite these things being unlawful (haram) in Shariah.
Moreover, by mentioning music with the likes of adultery and alcohol just shows how severe the sin is. The one who attempts to permit music is similar to the one who permits alcohol or adultery.
The second Hadith describes the fate of such people in that the ground will be ordered to swallow them and they will be turned into monkeys and swine (may Allah save us all). The warning is specific to those that will hold music, alcohol, silk and adultery to be permissible. It is something that should be of concern for those who try and justify any of these things.
Also, to say that music will only be unlawful if it is in combination with alcohol, adultery and silk is incorrect. If this was the case, then why is it that the exception is only for music from the four things? The same could also be said for adultery, alcohol and silk. One may then even justify that alcohol and adultery is also permissible unless if they are consumed in combination with the other things!
Thus the above two narrations of the beloved of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) are clear proof on the impermissibility of music and songs.
3) Imran ibn Husain (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “This Ummah will experience the swallowing up of some people by the earth, metamorphosis of some into animals, and being rained upon with stones”. A man from amongst the Muslims asked: “O Messenger of Allah! When will this be?” He said: “When female singers and musical instruments appear and alcohol will (commonly) be consumed” (Recorded by Imam Tirmizi, Imam Ibn Majah in their respective Sunan collections, and the wording here is of Sunan Tirmizi).
4) Sayyiduna Ali ibn Talib (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “When my Ummah begin doing fifteen things, they will be inflicted with tribulations, and (from those 15 things He said): “When female singers and musical instruments become common” (Sunan Tirmizi).
5) Na’fi reports that once Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them both) heard the sound of a Sheppard’s flute. He put his fingers in his ears, turned his mule away from the road and said: “O Nafi’! Can you hear? I (Nafi’) replied with the affirmative. He carried on walking (with his fingers in his ears) until I said: “the sound has ceased” He removed his fingers from his ears, came back on to the road and said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) doing the same when he heard the flute of the Sheppard” (Recorded by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad and Abu Dawud & Ibn Majah in their Sunans).
6) Abd Allah Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Verily Allah has forbidden alcohol, gambling, drum and guitar, and every intoxicant is haram” (Musnad Ahmad & Sunan Abu Dawud).
7) Abu Umama (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) said: “Allah Mighty and Majestic sent me as a guidance and mercy to believers and commanded me to do away with musical instruments, flutes, strings, crucifixes, and the affairs of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance” (Musnad Ahmad & Abu Dawud Tayalisi).
8) Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Song makes hypocrisy grow in the heart as water does herbage” (Sunan al-Bayhaqi).
9) Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) said: “On the day of Resurrection, Allah will pour molten lead into the ears of whoever sits listening to a songstress” (Recorded by Ibn Asakir & Ibn al-Misri).
10)Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Bell is the flute of Shaytan” (Sahih Muslim & Sunan Abu Dawud).
There are many more narrations of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) in prohibition of musical instruments and unlawful singing. I have merely mentioned a few as an example.
The imam of the Shafi`i school, Imam Ibn Hajr al-Haytami gathered all these Ahadith which approximately total to forty in his excellent work ‘ Kaff al-Ra’a an Muharramat al-Lahw wa al-Sama’ , and then said: “All of this is explicit and compelling textual evidence that musical instruments of all types are unlawful” (2/270).
STATEMENTS OF THE FUQAHA
The great Hanafi jurist al-Kasani states:
“If a singer gathers people around him only to entertain them with his voice, then he will not be considered a upright person (a’dil), even though if he does not consume alcohol, as he will be considered the leader of sinners. If however, he only sings to himself in order to eradicate loneliness, then there is nothing wrong in doing so.
As far as the one who uses musical instruments is concerned, if the instruments themselves are not unlawful, such as the bamboo and tambourine, then there is nothing wrong with that and he will still be considered upright. However, if the instrument is unlawful, such as the lute and the like, then he will not be considered a upright person (to be a witness in the court. m), as these instruments can never be considered lawful” (Bada’i al-Sana’i, 6/269).
It is stated in Khulasat al-Fatawa:
“Listening to the sound of musical instruments is unlawful (haram), as the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Listening to songs is a sin” (4/345).
Ibn Humam, the great Hanafi Mujtahid makes a decisive statement in his famous Fath al-Qadir:
“Unlawful (haram) singing is when the theme of the song consists of unlawful things, such as the description of a particular living person’s beauty and features, the virtues of wine that provoke wine-drinking, the details and particulars of family affairs or those songs that mock and ridicule others.
However, songs that are free from such unlawful things and they consist of descriptions of the natural things, such as flowers and streams, etc… will be permissible. Yes, if they are accompanied by musical instruments, then it will be unlawful even if the song is full of advice and wisdom, not because of what the songs consist of, rather due to the musical instruments that are played with it.
And it is stated in the al-Mugni of Ibn Qudamah (Hanbali Madhhab) that musical instruments are of two types:
1) Unlawful, Such as those that are specially designed for entertainment and singing, like the flute and mandolin, etc…
2) Lawful, like the playing of the tambourine (daff) at weddings and other happy occasions” (Ibn Humam, Fath al-Qadir, 6/36).
The same has more or less been mentioned in the other Hanafi works also, such as al-Ikhtiyar, al-Bahr al-Ra’iq, al-Fatawa al-Hindiyya and others.
Imam an-Nawawi, the great Hadith and Shafi’i scholar states:
“It is unlawful to use or listen to musical instruments, such as, those which the drinkers are known for, like the mandolin, lute, cymbals, and flute. It is permissible to play the tambourine (daf) at weddings, circumcisions and other times, even if it has bells on its sides. Beating the Kuba, a long drum with a narrow middle, is also unlawful” (Mugni al-muhtaj, 4/429, & Reliance of the traveller, 775).
There are many other statements of the Fuqaha and scholars such al-Qurtubi, and each of the four Madhhabs, but due to the length of the article, I will suffice with the above.
As for those who hold music to be lawful usually present the Hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari in which two girls were singing in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) and Sayyida A’isha (Allah be pleased with her).
However, the permissibility of music can not be justified with this Hadith. The Hadith expert, Ibn Hajr al-Asqalani has refuted this claim in length in his Fath al-Bari, 2/345).
Firstly, these young girls were singing without any unlawful musical instruments and secondly, the content of the song was regarding war, thus perfectly lawful. Also, they were not professional singers as the words of the Hadith clearly indicate.
Some try to justify music with the Hadith in which the permissibility of playing the tambourine (daf) is mentioned.
However, as stated in the works of the Fuqaha, to play the tambourine is permissible at weddings, as it is not designed for sole entertainment and pleasure, rather for announcement, etc…
CONCLUSION
In the light of the above evidences from the Qur’an, sayings of our beloved Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) and texts of the various Fuqaha, the following is the decisive ruling with regards to music:
Musical instruments that are solely designed for entertainment are unlawful, with or without singing. However, to play the tambourine (daf) at weddings (and other occasions according to some fuqaha) will be permissible.
As far as the songs are concerned, if they consist of anything that is unlawful or they prevent one from the obligatory duties, then they will be unlawful. However, if they are free from the abovementioned things (and they are not accompanied by instruments), then it will be permissible to sing them.
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I need proof from The Noble Quran that music is haraam. (OP)
I repeatedly debated with maternal grandfather about what I read in my earlier thread about music and he says that the Internet is flooded with catholics and he needs further proof from The Noble Quran. As this issue holds a lot of meaning to me, I need to clear my doughts as this is very important.
, which has already been addressed in this post:
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