Work as dj music.
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Work as dj music
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
By ‘DJ’ we assume you mean to imply a ‘Disc Jockey’, or
one who is responsible for playing music at a gathering, or a discotheque, or a
bar, etc.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.494B Narrated by Abu Amir
that he heard the Prophet (saws) 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.”
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3153 Narrated by Muhammad ibn Hatib al-Jumahi
The Prophet (saws) said, "The
distinction between what is lawful and what is unlawful is the song and the
tambourine at a wedding."
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4909 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
I heard the Messenger of Allah (saws) say:
‘Singing (of unlawful songs) produces hypocrisy in the hearts.’
Beloved sister in Islam, if one takes ‘music’ to mean the
melodious sound of the Muaddin while calling to prayer, or the beautiful sound of the ‘Qari’ when he
recites the Holy Quran, or the musical
sound of the ‘daff’ (tambourine) that is played to celebrate one’s wedding or
on the Day of Eid, or the tunes of chorus sung by the mujahideen, etc.; these are not only permitted, these types of music are absolutely
encouraged in Islam.
Thus, ‘music’ per say is not forbidden in Islam; what is
indeed forbidden in Islam is the illegal string music which is so rampant in
contemporary movies, television, radios, etc. which encourage ‘fahisha’ and
indecency.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verse 33:
33 Say: ‘The
things that my Lord hath indeed forbidden are: ‘faahisha’ (shameful deeds)
whether open or secret; sins and trespasses against truth or reason;
assigning of partners to Allah for which He hath given no authority; and saying
things about Allah of which ye have no knowledge.’
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah
Anaam verse 151:
151 Say: "Come I
will rehearse what Allah hath (really) prohibited you from: join not anything
as equal with Him; be good to your parents: kill not your children on a plea of
want; We provide sustenance for you and
for them; come not even near
‘faahisha’ (shameful deeds) whether open or secret; take not life which
Allah hath made sacred except by way of justice and law”: thus doth He command
you that ye may learn wisdom.
If one looks around the society we live in today, one
would notice that conventional ‘music’ is related to almost every place that
encourages ‘fahisha’ or indecency; and it is this concept of ‘fahisha’ and
indecency that Allah has strictly declared haraam for the believers. The principle in Islam is that every road
that leads to the forbidden is also forbidden; and as illegal conventional
‘music’ is an accomplice to and leads or encourages ‘fahisha’ and indecency, it
too would be considered forbidden.
If the music being played encourages indecency, ‘fahisha’,
or glamorizes elements of evil, or disbelief, or hypocrisy, or ‘shirk’, etc.;
or songs which are sung by women when in the company or presence of non-mehram
men; or songs being sung with illegal string music, etc.; then the playing and or listening of all such
unlawful music would be absolutely prohibited for the believers who sincerely
fear Allah and the Last Day.
Your
Question: ….can men or women work as a DJ
Men or women can obviously choose to work as a ‘DJ’ if
they so wish; it is only those men and those women who sincerely believe and
fear Allah and the Last Day, and expect the ultimate Reward of the Lord’s Mercy
in the Hereafter, who are discouraged and prohibited from working in everything
that is declared as unlawful in Shariah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan