What kind of Music is allowed in Islam?
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Dear Burhan,
Thanks for your answer
to music and Islam, yes you might be right music is
predominantly the
work of Shaitaan but we have to discuss further before deciding.
In other opinion
Music is kind of used in many aspects in Islam, Lets make music in 2 parts one
that is made by instruments and other that is made by one's voice +
instruments.
"AZZAAN"
mostly in all sects in muslim elongate, in other words make effort to change
the vocal chords of his voice to make it sweet and lowed so everyone can hear
it far and near, It is a fact one can hear the tune of "AZZAAN" far
away in a desert or try for yourself in early morning hearing "FIJAR
AZZAAN" of far away masjids. Also remember who gave the first
"AZZAAN" and how sweet it was remembered. So "AZZAAN" is
call of "Allah" for prayers, inviting muslims in a very sweet manner,
music to muslim ears all over the world.
"QIRAT"
(Quran reading) mostly all muslims also type of sing same thing elongate to
make it sweet and lowed.
Naat Khawani,
Milad & Majlis: In these 3 occassions also Qirat, Naat and other things are
sanged/sing for people to say blessing to Allah and his messenger.
In nature there is
music in the running water of a stream, music in the winds when you take a walk
in the forest you'll hear the music of many birds to relax and enjoy and say
"what a beautiful world Allah has made for us".
In
"Jihad" muslims call in chorus "ALLAH-O-AKBAR" and "YA
ALI".
Also I heard
someone said that on dooms day we will hear drums, just joking " As Allah
and His Messenger (saws) declared all the pure things 'halaal' for the
believers, and the impure things 'haraam' " then music is also pure
in nature and should be acceptable only of kind that does not harm your body
and soul or anybody.
My question is, is
music only of kind that does not harm your body and soul or anybody acceptable
in Islam?
Best Regards
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Answer:
What kind of Music is allowed in
Islam?
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 no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
The music that is forbidden in
Islam is the ‘impure’ and string music which facilitates ‘shirk’, ‘faheshaa’ and indecency. The contemporary music which is so rampant
in movies, television, radios, etc. which encourage indecency, is definitely forbidden.
But if one takes music
to mean the melodious sound of the Muazzin while calling to prayer, or the beautiful sound of the ‘Qari’ when
he recites the Holy Quran, or the tunes
of chorus sung by the mujahideen; these
are not only permitted, these are
considered virtues and a means of getting a huge reward from Allah Subhanah.
If one writes poetry in the
Praise of Allah and sings it in a melodious voice, there is absolutely no harm.
Even if one writes poetry of love and sings them to his wife, and there is no indecency in the
wordings, there is no harm. Even the playing of the ‘daff’ (a circular
drum type instrument played by the hand) at special occasions like marriage, etc. was allowed by the Messenger of Allah
(saws) in Islam.
Every word has a specific
meaning, and when we use the term
‘music’ it is understood to mean the music that we hear today on the radio and
televisions. If one takes music to
mean the pure music, like the melody of
the azaan, or the recitation of the
Quran, or the music made by the
‘daff’, or the music created by
nature, these are absolutely legal in
Islam.
What is forbidden are the string
instrumental music, and the other forms
of music and songs that we hear
today… whereby the words and the music
exhort shirk, ‘faheshaa’ and indecency.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.