MUSIC is HARAAM

[Faisal_K]

[pagal_paki04]

............

[saq87]

................ but people still listen to it

[shetanpk1]

Is there any reference by our Hazrat Mohammad S.A.W or in our Holy Quran about Music being haram?

[golaji]

It is to be stated that Islam is a practical religion. It recognizes the human need to relaxation and enjoyment as well as humans? need to eating and drinking. Among the means of entertainment, which may comfort the soul, please the heart, and refresh the ear is singing. According to Islam, good songs that do not contain words or concepts that are shameful are permissible and they are actually encouraged. There is no harm in their being accompanied by music, which is not exciting.

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a Senior Lecturer and an Islamic Scholar at the Islamic Institute of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states the following:

What is commonly known as Western music is associated with sensuality, lust, and greed, all of which are diseases of the soul, so we cannot approve of listening to music with such an association. But if you?re able to single out and isolate music or songs with noble and pure messages and themes that ennoble the soul and spirit, you may listen to them as an occasional outlet provided that this does not distract you from the remembrance of Allah or performing your obligatory duties.

Muslims living in this part of the world should be creative enough to create music and songs that are totally free from sinful association, by devising halal alternative so that we can dispense with haram altogether. Therefore, we should not have any hesitation in inventing creative arts that are properly Islamic.

Finally, music in itself is merely a tool that can be those of good or bad.

So you can see that Music is not haram, its the type of music that is haram.
Also anything that prevents you from praying Namaaz and quran is haram too, like ur X-box. If you hear adan and you are playing X-box and ignore the adan then that X-box becomes Haram on you.


Here is info about Mr. kutty

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty
Born in Kerala State, India (1946)
Nationality: Canadian

Educational background
- 1975-1980: McGill University, Montreal: Doctoral Studies; Specialized in Shari?ah Thought.
- 1972-1973: University of Toronto: Masters in Islamic Studies.
- 1968-1972: Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia: Licentiate in Usul al-Ddeen (first rank).
- 1957-1967: Islamiyya College: Graduated in the Traditional Islamic Sciences and received the ?Ijazah (title) of al-Faqih fi al-ddeen (first rank).

Scholarly papers/works/publications, etc.
1. Shah Waliullah?s Concept of Harmony (tatbiq) of Reason, Revelation and Intuition in the Light of Hujjat Allah al-Balighah (Under Preparation).
2. Human Rights: The Western & Islamic Perspectives (Work in progress)
3. Translation of al-?aqeedah al-tahawiyyah (2002)
4. An analytical study of Ibn Taymiyyah?s al-?Aqidat al-Wasitiyyah (1978)
5. Translation of al-Insaf fi bayan asbab al-ikhtilaf (1981)
6. An analytical study of Ibn Khaldun?s Shifa? al-sa?il fi tahdhib al-masaail (1976)
7. Al-Nass wa al-ikhtiyaar fi al-khilafah: A Comparative Study of the Sunni and the Shi?ah Theories of Khilafah/Imamah (1982)
8. Kitab al-Tawhid of Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. 944): A report on his work with reference to his role in the development of Kalam (1978)
9. Abolition of Khilafah and the reaction of the Muslim world (1976)
10. Muhammad b. Abd al-Wahhab: His life & Reformist Ideas (1976)
11 Shah Waliullah?s Concept of Shari?ah (1979)
12. Ibn Taymiyyah?s Attitude towards Sufism (1979)
13. Ramadan: Blessings and Rules (1990)
14 Islamic Funeral Rites (1991)
15. Social Justice in Islam: A translation of Sayyid Qutb?s al-adalatul ijtima?iyyah fi al-islam into Malayalam (4th edition, 1987)
16. Miscellaneous articles published in various newspapers/magazines

Courses taught
1. Evolution of Fiqh and the Emergence of the Schools of Jurisprudence
2. Fiqh al-Hadith: A Study of Bulugh al-Maraam
3. Readings in Sahih al-Bukhari
4. Islamic Ethics: Readings in Riyad al-Saliheen
5. Fiqh of Priorities
6. Islamic Ethics and Morals
7. Studies in Islamic Spirituality based on Imam Ghazzali?s Ihya ulum al-Ddeen
8. Islamic ?Aqeedah Level One
9. Islamic ?Aqeedah Level Two
10. Marriage and Family in Islam
11. Comparative Religions
12. Sects and Sectarianism in Islam
13. Fiqh al-Zzakah
14. Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh)

Career/experience
1. Presently: Senior Lecturer/Imam at the Islamic Institute of Toronto & and a non-resident Imam/Khatib (orator) at the following centers/mosques in Toronto: Islamic Center of Canada, Islamic Center of Canada, Bosnian Islamic Center, and Ansar Mosque
2. 1984-1994: Director/Imam Islamic Foundation of Toronto
3. 1979-1982: Director/Imam: Islamic Center of Toronto
4. 1973-1975: Assistant Director: Islamic Center of Toronto

Participation in Seminars/Symposia, etc.
1. Participated as a presenter in numerous seminars, conferences, and symposiums (from1975 onwards).
2. Participated on a regular basis in the ISNA conferences as a speaker & as a participant in Fiqh Sessions (1975 onwards).
3. Presentations on Islam in various churches/ inter-faith gatherings/hospitals, etc.
4. Gave numerous interviews to newspapers/ television (both local and national) on various issues affecting Islam and Muslims.

[mrdman]

Music is definately haram.

There is an incidence in prophet (SAW) life where twice he tried to go into a party with music in it, but Allah made him fall asleep as soon as the music reached his ears!

[golaji]

Originally Posted by mrdman

Music is definately haram.

There is an incidence in prophet (SAW) life where twice he tried to go into a party with music in it, but Allah made him fall asleep as soon as the music reached his ears!

I think scholars are more right because they learn abuot islam from univresity and spend their life studying it.


also dont take hadits out of context.

[golaji]

can you prove ur hadith ?.


Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) states: ?He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked, ?Have you given the girl (i.e., the bride) anything as a present?? They (the attendants) replied, ?Yes.? He asked, 'Did you send a singer along with her?' 'No', said `A'ishah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said, 'The Ansar are a people who love poetry. You should have sent along someone who would sing: Here we come, to you we come, greet us as we greet you.'"



A'ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) narrated: ?Allah?s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him, came to my house while two girls were singing beside me the songs of Bu`ath (a story about the pre-Islamic war between the two tribes of the Ansar, the Khazraj and the Awus). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) laid down and turned his face to the other side. Then Abu Bakr came and spoke to me harshly saying, ?Musical instruments of Satan near the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?? Thereupon, Allah?s Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) turned his face towards him and said, ?Leave them.? When Abu Bakr became inattentive, I signaled to those girls to go out and they left.? (Reported by Al-Bukhari)

[golaji]

we can also cite as corroborating this Allah?s words that read, ?But when they spy some merchandise or pastime they break away to it and leave thee standing. Say: That which Allah hath is better than pastime and than merchandise, and Allah is the best of providers.? (Al-Jumu`ah: 11)

In this verse, Allah Almighty joins pastime with merchandise. He does not dispraise any of them, He just only rebuked the Companions who left Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) alone giving the khutbah (Friday Sermon), when they all rushed to attend to the caravan and beating of the drums celebrating its arrival.

[golaji]

There are some conditions and terms that should be observed regarding listening to singing, as follows:

1. Not all sorts of singing are permissible. Rather, the permissible song should comply with the Islamic teachings and ethics. Therefore, the songs praising the tyrants and corrupt rulers disagree with Islamic teachings. In fact, Islam stands against transgressors and their allies, and those who show indifference to their transgression. So, the same goes for those songs that imply giving praises to such attitude!

2. Also, the way the song is performed weighs so much. The theme of the song may be good, but the performance of the singer ? through intending excitement and arousing others? lusts and desires along with trying to seduce them ? may move it to the area of prohibition, suspicion or even detest. The Glorious Qur?an addresses the wives of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, ?O you wives of the Prophet! You are not like any other women. If you keep your duty (to Allah), then be not soft of speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease aspire (to you), but utter customary speech." (Al-Ahzab: 32) So, one has to show caution to music when there is softness of speech accompanied with rhyme, melody, and special effects!

3. Singing should not be accompanied with something that is prohibited such as alcohol, nakedness, mixing of men with women that is common in pubs and nightclubs, etc.

4. Islam has declared excessiveness as prohibited in everything. The same goes for excessiveness in leisure and recreation even though these things are permissible ! This indicates that the emptiness of the mind and heart has to be observed and tackled during man?s short-term life. One should know that Allah Almighty will ask every one about his life and his youth in particular.

There are some things in which one is to be his own judge and Mufti. If there is some kind of singing that arouses his own lust or desire, and takes him away from the real life, he should avoid it then and block that very gate from which the winds of trial and seduction may come and erase his religion, morals and heart. If he does this, he will live in peace and tranquility.

Warning against playing with the word ?haram?

To conclude, we address the respectful scholars who tackle the word ?haram? easily and set it free in their writings and fatwas that they should observe that Allah is watching over them in all that they say or do. They should also know that this word ?haram? is very dangerous. It means that Allah?s Punishment is due on a certain act or saying, and should not be based upon guessing, whims, weak Hadiths, not even through an old book. It has to be supported by a clear, well-established text or valid consensus. If these last two are not found, then we revert the given act or saying to the original rule: "permissibility governing things". We do have a good example to follow from one of our earlier pious scholars. Imam Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: ?It was not the habit of those who preceded us, the early pious Muslims, who set good example for the following generations, to say, 'This is halal, and this is haram. But, they would say, ?I hate such-and-such, and maintain such-and-such, but as for halal and haram, this is what may be called inventing lies concerning Allah. Did not you hear Allah?s Statement that reads, 'Say: Have you considered what provision Allah has sent down for you, how you have made of it lawful and unlawful? Say: Has Allah permitted you, or do you invent a lie concerning Allah?? (Yunus: 59) For, the halal is what Allah and His Messenger made lawful, and the haram is what Allah and His Messenger made unlawful.