Islam: Singing and Music Forbidden (Haraam حرام‎)

In Islam, listening to music and singing is a sin and cause for the sickening and weakening of the heart. The majority of the scholars of the Salaf are unanimous that listening to music and singing and using musical instruments is Haram (prohibited).

Allah said, what translated means, "And of mankind he who purchases idle talks to mislead (people) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah) by way of mockery, For such there will be a humiliating torment." [31:6].

Al-Wahidi (RadiyAllahu`anhuma), along with other scholars of Tafsir (explaining the Qur'an), said that "Idle Talk" in this Ayah is singing. The following companions gave this Tafsir: Ibn Abbas, Ibn Masud, Mujahid and Ikrimah (RadiyAllahu`anhum). Ibn Masud (RadiyAllahu`anhu) said, "By Allah, whom there is no God except Him, idle talk is singing."


The Prophet (SallAllahu `alayhi wa sallam) said (which means), "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. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection." [Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 69, Number 494v].

This Hadeeth states that musical instruments are Haram, and there is no disagreement among the scholars on this. In his book, Ighathat Al-Lahfan, Ibn Al-Qayyim (Rahimullah) said, "When the Prophet (SallAllahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, 'render as lawful,' he meant that it was unlawful, then the people made it lawful."

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Following are excerpts from an interview withEgyptian child preacher Muslim Sa'id,which aired on Al-Nas TV on July 2, 2009.

Interviewer: Sheik Muslim, we've been discussing the Islamic ruling about singing and music. As we know, the Prophet Muhammad said: "Among my followers, there will be some people who will consider as lawful..."

Muslim Sa'id: ... illegal sexual intercourse, silk, alcohol, and musical instruments."

Interviewer: Very good. Thats right. Sheik Muslim, we would like you to explain this blessed hadith to us.
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Muslim Sa'id: The problem is that not enough things are being done, and that people insist on listening to the forbidden singing, to which many people have become addicted except a few, upon whom God has taken mercy. It has gotten to the point that this singing distracts them from many of the religious and worldly matters important to them. This has led to a waste of time and money, to insisting upon sin, and to binding the heart to things other than God. I do not understand what makes people insist upon this. Do they doubt the ruling that [singing] is forbidden? Or is this a weakness of faith and determination? My brother, who proclaims that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah: what is better to listen to the All Merciful or to listen to Satan?
[...]
Mr. Sa'id, I have a question, which my brothers in elementary school can answer. What is the opposite of "consider as lawful"? Forbidding. This means that these issues, mentioned in the hadith, are forbidden, but they are permitting them. Third, they give these things names that are not theirs. This shows that they are changing what these things are called, in order to attract people to them. Fourth, they call "illegal sexual intercourse" or adultery "sex education." Fifth, they call wine "spirits." Sixth, they call the instruments they play "instruments of music and art." They do this to deceive you you poor guy, you poor girl.

Let's use simple language. First of all, singing is composed of three things: melody, lyrics, and a singer. First, the melody. When this melody accompanies any words - even lyrics that mention God and His Messenger it is forbidden, with one exception the use of the tambourine among women. Second, the words. If the words call for polytheism or heresy, if they glorify the polytheists, the infidels, or false gods, or if they cause sorrow or arouse the urges, this is forbidden. Third, the singer. If, by means of his style, he encourages feebleness or promiscuity, it is forbidden. Mr. Sa'id, there are singers who wear necklaces, and make their hair stand on end, as if they are holding live electrical wires.

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[123dragon456789]

Anyone that calls themselves muslim is suppose to know that music is harm and whoever disagrees is truly arrogant or just a kafir. (sunni) all four madhabs agree it is haram (80 % of all muslims) abu hanifa, malik, shafi, ahmed). i know music is allowed by the sect of sufism and some others which a large portion of their worship is kufr. Sahih Bukhari - Prophet muhammad (S.A.W) said that there will be some people out of my umma who will make musical instruments halal which i have mad haram.

[robhoey]

He is so screwed at this age, it is sad that he is wired so badly, Islam is minus fun. Too much repression to the point that energy within turns out to be negative. No social interaction, no music, no reading other than the koran, and time wasted in praying to the moon god called allah. All this leads to messed up individuals that find it easy to blow themselves up. Muslim are like match sticks, a little friction and they burn. Allah has no clue of what mental health is.

[DamienZshadow]

@penfro I wish that was all it took. My father lived in Jordan and tells me about how he would stay up late at night on the rooftop of his house with his radio to try and get any American songs. He dreamed he would come to America and finally did and had a family. While I am grateful bands like The Beatles (British) encouraged him to have me born here, he is still a devote Muslim who just ignores that little bit about music being haram. I'm an apostate but would never tell him that.

[penfro]

One of the contributors to the fall of the Authoritarian Soviet Union was... The Beatles. Huge numbers of Soviets LOVED their music and listened to it clandestinely. So there was an affinity for western culture of a sort. I've always thought that what the Muslims need is, well, some joy. And a good round of "Eight Days a Week" would cheer anyone up.

How absolutely dire that Islam forbids the beauty of music. It just gets worse and worse. Yuk.

[GreyWolfEyes1222]

@GreyWolfEyes1222 *brainwashed

[GreyWolfEyes1222]

can u say 'brainwashe'?

[AlM2m]

May Allah curse you, and I pray you die in your sleep. I pray the wrath of Allah upon you. You will have many years of hardship in your life until you accept Islam. I advise you to repent. Allah's wrath comes quick.

[tekerirem]

I don't think it is proper for this child to speak that way, he doesn't even know what zina means....

[NaBjE11]

singing without musical instruments is not haram .

[MuminahG]

tabarakAllah may Allah preserve him and be an investment for his parents. ALHAMDULILLAH if a child can understand that music is haraam then why cant adults of the umma subhanAllah. the proofs are so clear sura luqman verse 6 see tafseer of ibn katheer on this ayat. wswrwb.

[kaymariie18]

Lmao little boy little boy. Soon you will be listening to music without anyone knowing. Just like some watch porn and theyre not allowed too. And more.....