{"id":6680,"date":"2024-07-10T07:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/is-music-absolutely-forbidden\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:26:49","slug":"is-music-absolutely-forbidden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/is-music-absolutely-forbidden\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Music Absolutely Forbidden"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<div>In  response to my question regarding music, you mentioned that &#8220;&#8230;.music  in itself is not prohibited in the absolute sense. If it is, then the  sources of Islam must mention it.&#8221; According to the people who consider  Hadith as an independent source of understanding religion, music has  been absolutely prohibited and they will bring forth the Hadith which  say that music is forbidden. How you will answer that? <\/div>\n<div>Secondly,  you wrote that &#8220;Prohibiting something because its use might lead to sin  is always a prerogative of the state&#8221;. I understand your point.  But we  have examples where God prohibited some thing for <em>Sadd zari&#8217;a<\/em>. Is not there any possibility that prophet (sws) prohibited music as a <em>sadd<\/em> <em>zari&#8217;a<\/em>? <\/div>\n<div>My second question is regarding the expression Allah has used in Qur&#8217;an for offering prayers. The Books says: &#8220;<em>akeemu sala<\/em>. What does <em>iqaamat<\/em> means here? I have heard that some people have taken the word <em>aqeemoo<\/em>  in a different way and them don&#8217;t offer prayer. Kindly shed some light,  by telling the views of such individuals and telling the meaning of the  word &#8220;<em>aqeemoo<\/em>&#8220;. <\/div>\n<p>Thirdly, I commit a sin (I go near <em>zina<\/em>, although I do not actually do <em>zina<\/em>  but I go near it). My problem is that I also offer prayers and also  read Qur&#8217;an with understanding. Some times I think that if I can not  leave the bad I should leave the prayers as well. Because I think that  may be I am a hypocrite who is just trying to show off (although my  intention is never to show off). What should I do with this thought of  leaving good? I have tried but haven&#8217;t been able to leave the sin; I  feel I am in the middle of good and bad forces. Secondly, when some one  is bad in one aspect of his life, can he advise well to others on any  other aspect of life if not the one in which he is bad. People say that  first one should apply well on himself then only he should advise  others. Kindly put some light on this.<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>People  who argue that Hadith can give an independent directive of prohibition  will be told how musical gatherings were inflicted with liquor  consumption and lewd songs &#8212; which is evident from other narratives as  well as from history. Similarly, they will be told that how would they  explain narratives in which the Prophet (sws) encouraged music and  singing. Both are detailed out below.<\/p>\n<div>As  for the first issue, it has been narrated in the Sahih of Al-Bukhari an  incident from which the extent such gatherings of music and dance had  reached can be imagined. It took place right after the battle of Badr:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"q_ar\">\n<p>\u062d\u064f\u0633\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0646\u064e  \u0628\u0646 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064d \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0645 \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0631\u0647 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064b\u0627 \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0646\u062a \u0644\u064a  \u0634\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u0641\u064c \u0645\u0646  \u0646\u064e\u0635\u0650\u064a\u0628\u0650\u064a \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0645\u064e\u063a\u0652\u0646\u064e\u0645\u0650 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u064d \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647  \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645  \u0623\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650\u064a \u0645\u0650\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0627\u0621\u064e 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\u062e\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0635\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0623\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0630\u064e \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0627\u062f\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0645\u064e\u0627<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>Husayn  ibn \u2018Al\u012b reported that \u2018Al\u012b said: \u201cFrom among the spoils of Badr, a  she-camel was given to me as my share. Besides her, the Prophet (sws)  also gave me another she-camel from the gains of <em>khums<\/em>. When my  marriage was decided with Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet (sws), I  made a deal with a goldsmith belonging to the tribe of Qaynuqa\u2018 that he  would go with me to bring a special type of grass by loading it on the  camels. By selling this grass to the goldsmiths I wanted to throw my <em>wal\u012bmah<\/em>.  For this, I arranged for ropes and packsaddle for my she-camels. These  camels were sitting in the house of a person from the Ans\u0101r tribe. After  gathering these things I went to the camels, I saw that someone had  chopped off their humps and taken out their livers by cutting open their  stomachs. I could not restrain my tears at this situation. I asked  people: \u2018Who is responsible for this?\u2019 They replied: \u2018Hamzah ibn \u2018Abd  al-Muttalib; he is drinking liquor in this house along with many people  of the Ans\u0101r. A songstress is also present there along with his friends.  What happened was that when she sang the following words: \u201cHamzah! Get  up and slay these robust she-camels,\u201d he immediately pounced on them  with a sword and chopped off their humps, and took out their livers by  slicing open their stomachs.\u201d  (Bukhari, No. 3781).\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div>In  other words, musical gatherings were not disallowed per se. it was  because of these forbidden elements found in them that they were  forbidden. Thus in some narratives musical instruments are censured  because of this aspect. ( see for example Bukhari, No: 5268). They were used in gatherings which were vulgar and lecherous. Their positive use was never forbidden: <\/div>\n<div>As regards the second issue, we find narratives which show that such music and songs were not disallowed by the Prophet (sws):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"q_ar\">\n<p>\u0639\u0646  \u0639\u064f\u0631\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0639\u0646 \u0639\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u062f\u062e\u0644 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647  \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645  \u0648\u064e\u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u0650\u064a \u062c\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u064a\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u062a\u064f\u063a\u064e\u0646\u0651\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u0628\u0650\u063a\u0650\u0646\u064e\u0627\u0621\u0650 \u0628\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0627\u062b\u064e \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0636\u0652\u0637\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0639\u064e  \u0639\u0644\u0649  \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0641\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0634\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u062d\u064e\u0648\u0651\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0648\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0647\u064e\u0647\u064f \u0648\u064e\u062f\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0628\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0631\u064d \u0641\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0647\u064e\u0631\u064e\u0646\u0650\u064a  \u0648\u0642\u0627\u0644  \u0645\u0650\u0632\u0652\u0645\u064e\u0627\u0631\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0651\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0637\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u0639\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062f\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645  \u0641\u064e\u0623\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0628\u064e\u0644\u064e \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647  \u0631\u0633\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u0650 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0651\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627\u0645 \u0641\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u062f\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627 \u0641\u0644\u0645\u0627 \u063a\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0644\u064e  \u063a\u064e\u0645\u064e\u0632\u0652\u062a\u064f\u0647\u064f\u0645\u064e\u0627  \u0641\u064e\u062e\u064e\u0631\u064e\u062c\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0639\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>\u2018Urwah  reports that \u2018\u0100\u2019ishah said: \u201cThe Prophet (sws) once came over to me. On  this occasion, two slave-girls were singing the songs related to the  battle of Bu\u2018\u0101th. He lay down on a bed, and turned himself to the other  side. In the meantime, Ab\u016b Bakr came along and scolded me for what was  going on and said: \u2018Why these devilish musical instruments in the  presence of the Prophet (sws)?\u2019 The Prophet turned and said: \u2018Leave them  alone and let them sing. When Ab\u016b Bakr got involved in some work, I  gestured towards these songstresses to go. So they went away. This was  the day of <em>\u2018\u012bd<\/em>. (<em>Bukhari<\/em>, No: 907)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div>It is evident from the above narrative that the Prophet (sws) did not prohibit singing and music on the occasion of <em>\u2018\u012bd<\/em>.  Not only did he not express any resentment on the two slave-girls  singing, he even stopped Ab\u016b Bakr (rta) from asking them to discontinue.<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div>The  following narrative shows that singing with a musical instrument  (tambourine) common in those times was also not prohibited by the  Prophet (sws):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"q_ar\">\n<p>\u0639\u0646  \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0651\u064f\u0628\u064e\u064a\u0651\u0650\u0639\u0650 \u0628\u0650\u0646\u0652\u062a\u0650 \u0645\u064f\u0639\u064e\u0648\u0651\u0650\u0630\u064d \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u062f\u062e\u0644 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647  \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645  \u063a\u064e\u062f\u064e\u0627\u0629\u064e \u0628\u064f\u0646\u0650\u064a\u064e \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u064a\u0651\u064e \u0641\u064e\u062c\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0633\u064e \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0641\u0650\u0631\u064e\u0627\u0634\u0650\u064a \u0643\u064e\u0645\u064e\u062c\u0652\u0644\u0650\u0633\u0650\u0643\u064e \u0645\u0650\u0646\u0651\u0650\u064a   \u0648\u064e\u062c\u064f\u0648\u064e\u064a\u0652\u0631\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0627\u062a\u064c \u064a\u064e\u0636\u0652\u0631\u0650\u0628\u0652\u0646\u064e \u0628\u0650\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0651\u064f\u0641\u0651\u0650 \u064a\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062f\u064f\u0628\u0652\u0646\u064e \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u064f\u062a\u0650\u0644\u064e \u0645\u0646   \u0622\u0628\u064e\u0627\u0626\u0650\u0647\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u064a\u0648\u0645 \u0628\u064e\u062f\u0652\u0631\u064d \u062d\u062a\u0649 \u0642\u0627\u0644\u062a \u062c\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u064a\u064e\u0629\u064c \u0648\u064e\u0641\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e\u0627 \u0646\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064c \u064a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0644\u064e\u0645\u064f \u0645\u0627   \u0641\u064a \u063a\u064e\u062f\u064d \u0641\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0650\u064a \u0647\u064e\u0643\u064e\u0630\u064e\u0627 \u0648\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0650\u064a \u0645\u0627   \u0643\u064f\u0646\u0652\u062a\u0650 \u062a\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0644\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064e<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Al-Rab\u012b\u2018  bint Ma\u2018\u016bdh said: \u201cWhen I departed as a bride to my husband\u2019s house,  the Prophet (sws) came over to me and sat on my bedding the way you are  sitting on it. At this time, our slave-girls were singing an elegy to  the martyrs of Badr on a small tambourine. On this occasion, one of the  slave-girls while singing said the words: \u2018Present amongst us is the  Prophet who knows what is going to happen in the future.\u2019 At this the  Prophet said: \u2018Do not say this but sing what you were singing before.\u2019\u201d Bukhari: 3779<\/p>\n<p>It  is evident from some narratives that the Prophet (sws) had kept a  person called Anjashah who was a camel-driver who would sing marching  tunes to boost the speed of the camels. During one journey, when these  camels were impelled to trudge faster by his chants, the Prophet (sws)  lovingly chided him that he should think of the women riding the camels  lest they should fall down because of their fast speed:\n <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"q_ar\">\n<p>\u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627  \u0625\u0650\u0633\u0652\u062d\u064e\u0627\u0642\u064f \u0623\u062e\u0628\u0631\u0646\u0627 \u062d\u064e\u0628\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0646\u064f \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0647\u064e\u0645\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0645\u064c \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627 \u0642\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0629\u064f \u062d\u062f\u062b\u0646\u0627  \u0623\u064e\u0646\u064e\u0633\u064f  \u0628\u0646 \u0645\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0650\u0643\u064d \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0646 \u0644\u0650\u0644\u0646\u0651\u064e\u0628\u0650\u064a\u0651\u0650 \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 \u062d\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064d \u064a\u064f\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0644\u064f  \u0644\u0647  \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u062d\u064e\u0633\u064e\u0646\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0651\u064e\u0648\u0652\u062a\u0650 \u0641\u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0644\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0628\u064a \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645   \u0631\u064f\u0648\u064e\u064a\u0652\u062f\u064e\u0643\u064e \u064a\u0627 \u0623\u064e\u0646\u0652\u062c\u064e\u0634\u064e\u0629\u064f \u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0643\u0652\u0633\u0650\u0631\u0652 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0642\u064e\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0631\u0650\u064a\u0631\u064e \u0642\u0627\u0644 \u0642\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0627\u062f\u064e\u0629\u064f   \u064a\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0646\u0650\u064a \u0636\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0641\u064e\u0629\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0651\u0650\u0633\u064e\u0627\u0621\u0650Anas  reported that the <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prophet had a camel-driver called Anjashah and he had  a very melodious  voice. In one journey, the Prophet (sws) said to him:  \u201cSing slowly O  Anjashah lest you might break these delicate crystals.\u201d  Qat\u0101dah  clarified that this refers to delicate women. (Bukhari, No:  5857)<\/p>\n<p>In  the light of this analysis, the prohibition of music can be easily  understood: only music and songs which possessed an element of  immorality in them had been forbidden.<\/p>\n<div>As for your second question, if it is accepted that the Prophet prohibited music on the basis of <em>sadd zari&#8217;ah<\/em>, how will you explain the above narratives in which he has not prohibited its correct and proper use.<\/div>\n<div>The expression <em>aqeemu al-salat<\/em> means to adhere to <em>salat<\/em> and fully adopt it in one&#8217;s life. <em>Al-salat<\/em>  is something which was instituted in the times of earlier Prophets. The  Prophet only asked people to adhere to what was already known in the  society. He also cleansed this ritual from innovations.<\/div>\n<div>As  regards your last question even if you are drawn into sin you should  not leave your prayers and not leave communicating virtue to others. In  fact, this is something very commendable. Remember that it is the  greatest desire of Satan to make you think that you should stop doing  good deeds if you are also doing bad ones. Who knows that one day your  positive deeds my influence the other side of your personality and you  are able to overcome sin. Also keep praying to God to help you in this  matter. Cry and implore before Him (if possible in the <em>tahajjud<\/em> prayer) to forgive you and to give you the strength to resist sin.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-02-20<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6680\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>In  response to my question regarding music, you mentioned that &#8220;&#8230;.music  in itself is not prohibited in the absolute sense. If it is, then the  sources of Islam must mention it.&#8221; According to the people who consider  Hadith as an independent source of understanding religion, music has  been absolutely prohibited and they will bring forth the Hadith which  say that music is forbidden. How you will answer that? <\/div>\n<div>Secondly,  you wrote that &#8220;Prohibiting something because its use might lead to sin  is always a prerogative of the state&#8221;. I understand your point.  But we  have examples where God prohibited some thing for <em>Sadd zari&#8217;a<\/em>. Is not there any possibility that prophet (sws) prohibited music as a <em>sadd<\/em> <em>zari&#8217;a<\/em>? <\/div>\n<div>My second question is regarding the expression Allah has used in Qur&#8217;an for offering prayers. The Books says: &#8220;<em>akeemu sala<\/em>. What does <em>iqaamat<\/em> means here? I have heard that some people have taken the word <em>aqeemoo<\/em>  in a different way and them don&#8217;t offer prayer. Kindly shed some light,  by telling the views of such individuals and telling the meaning of the  word &#8220;<em>aqeemoo<\/em>&#8220;. <\/div>\n<p>Thirdly, I commit a sin (I go near <em>zina<\/em>, although I do not actually do <em>zina<\/em>  but I go near it). My problem is that I also offer prayers and also  read Qur&#8217;an with understanding. Some times I think that if I can not  leave the bad I should leave the prayers as well. Because I think that  may be I am a hypocrite who is just trying to show off (although my  intention is never to show off). What should I do with this thought of  leaving good? I have tried but haven&#8217;t been able to leave the sin; I  feel I am in the middle of good and bad forces. Secondly, when some one  is bad in one aspect of his life, can he advise well to others on any  other aspect of life if not the one in which he is bad. People say that  first one should apply well on himself then only he should advise  others. 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If it is, then the sources of Islam must mention it.&quot; According to the people who consider Hadith as an independent source of understanding religion, music has been absolutely prohibited and they will bring forth the Hadith which say that music is forbidden. How you will answer that? Secondly, you wrote that &quot;Prohibiting something because its use might lead to sin is always a prerogative of the state&quot;. I understand your point. But we have examples where God prohibited some thing for Sadd zari&#039;a. Is not there any possibility that prophet (sws) prohibited music as a sadd zari&#039;a? My second question is regarding the expression Allah has used in Qur&#039;an for offering prayers. The Books says: &quot;akeemu sala. What does iqaamat means here? I have heard that some people have taken the word aqeemoo in a different way and them don&#039;t offer prayer. 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If it is, then the sources of Islam must mention it.\" According to the people who consider Hadith as an independent source of understanding religion, music has been absolutely prohibited and they will bring forth the Hadith which say that music is forbidden. How you will answer that? Secondly, you wrote that \"Prohibiting something because its use might lead to sin is always a prerogative of the state\". I understand your point. But we have examples where God prohibited some thing for Sadd zari'a. Is not there any possibility that prophet (sws) prohibited music as a sadd zari'a? My second question is regarding the expression Allah has used in Qur'an for offering prayers. The Books says: \"akeemu sala. What does iqaamat means here? I have heard that some people have taken the word aqeemoo in a different way and them don't offer prayer. Kindly shed some light, by telling the views of such individuals and telling the meaning of the word \"aqeemoo\". Thirdly, I commit a sin (I go near zina, although I do not actually do zina but I go near it). My problem is that I also offer prayers and also read Qur'an with understanding. Some times I think that if I can not leave the bad I should leave the prayers as well. Because I think that may be I am a hypocrite who is just trying to show off (although my intention is never to show off). What should I do with this thought of leaving good? I have tried but haven't been able to leave the sin; I feel I am in the middle of good and bad forces. Secondly, when some one is bad in one aspect of his life, can he advise well to others on any other aspect of life if not the one in which he is bad. People say that first one should apply well on himself then only he should advise others. 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