Problems with Music | Shaykh Hamza Yusuf

The Islamic aspect of music and film. Shaykh Hamza Yusuf talks about it.
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[@umayoub1]

As a former musician and student of music before islam i now, as a muslim, find listening to and reading Qur'an (arabic) is the highest form of music and leaves no place for 'music'. Qur'an is 100% perfect musically, and curing, alhamdulillah.

[@nexusanphans3813]

That's the right way to view this issue. May Allah give you guidance in this life.

[@sethpydiah5902]

Music has been the best way to propagate the scriptures in those days when there were no printing press to make copies of verses. Ephesians 5:19

[@Peywend712]

Alhamdulilah

[@thisismacom3723]

​@@sethpydiah5902Music makes us neglect our life. If your religion allowed it, something wrong, indeed the Bible has been corrupted and outdated

[@sethpydiah5902]

@@thisismacom3723 bible means or library and there are thousands of different libraries and different bibles. But at the end of life's journey on earth, only two shortcomings are forbidden in heaven, those who didn't enjoy praising God by music and those who crave for fornication. Do not be deceived. (1 Corinthians 6:9)

[@bedouinknight9437]

After 27 years on earth I truly understand the power of music to makes you very sad or very happy that’s very dangerous as a follower of allah I can’t surrender my life to this

[@derpymemes9694]

And nowadays it also influences u to start drinking, smoking weed and sleeping with women. Or do gang affiliated actions.

[@ahmedgogo2696]

That's true I used to listen to music I didn't get anything from it except feeling sad and resentment and get rejected by people cause of the music affect anyone emotional

[@user-wf4nl2yy8x]

If you listen to music and you forget Allah then there's something wrong with yourself not the music. If you have a knife in your hand and you choose to hurt people with it, it's not the fault of the knife.

[@justmagaji]

​@@user-wf4nl2yy8xu are Absolutely Right Bro That's wht Some Ppl Need to Understand

[@randomuser1846]

That's true, I studied music, I used to play music and I can comfirme what you say, music is a drug, you don't smoke it or drink it but you listent to it and when you listent something it goes to your brain, and also made the experience to stop music at 100% for 1week to see if there will be a difference when I'll hear it again and the resulte are very impressiv

[@bossnian5615]

As an audiophile who’s done plenty drugs and different doses that take music to indescribable dimensions, music is the hardest drug I’ve seen and experienced and felt.

[@sethpydiah8388]

Music will be heard in Heaven for eternity. The Saints will sing forever and ever.

[@samilanaeem8544]

@@sethpydiah8388 Any authentic reference plz !?

[@sethpydiah5902]

@@samilanaeem8544 see in the book of Revelation, the last chapters in the last book of the Bible.

[@sethpydiah8388]

@@samilanaeem8544 Revelation 14:3

[@sethpydiah8388]

Revelation 15:3

[@hariskardan8658]

I love that he doesnt sugar coat this, music does effect the soul 100% MashaAllah

[@excelsior31107]

So, music has an effect on the soul but raping a female slave has no effect at all. What a strange teaching.

[@englishexpert1989]

@@excelsior31107 - Their is nothing wrong with raping women

[@reedbanks7909]

@@excelsior31107 its not a Degeneracy rape like what Whites di to black people in cotton slavery Its an law controling policy that have strong control bend line in putting down the rate of Slavery nexttime Because the NewBorn Will be A Freeman/FreeWoman that should given with right amount of living, Earning and Livehood While The Slave Have High Rate To Be A Housewife while Caring The Newborn that Have The "Waris Currency" Then If you a Ignorant Christian May Allah put The Right Way On you If you Mulhidin May Allah Bless you With Hidayah Amen

[@umerjawwad6085]

@@excelsior31107 wtf who told you to rape women??

[@enmarzz]

@@excelsior31107 wtf are u smoking

[@shafinrahman2199]

Look at all the dislikes, the Sheikh is putting so much effort in explaining this and they just wrap their hands around their ears to pretend to not listen.

[@The_Goat0-0]

There are dislikes? I don’t see any? I agree with you btw I just don’t see any dislikes, I think they removed them

[@shafinrahman2199]

@@The_Goat0-0 there's an chrome extension that shows dislikes.

[@mirilondondrift]

extremist salafi and sufi in a nutshell, ac maybe not sufi cus they're generally quite open minded

[@leftenanalim]

@@shafinrahman2199 What? How do you do that?

[@syedarman4720]

@@mirilondondrift Why would salafis dislike it lol? what he said is true? I am only seeing liberal Muslims whining about the lecture in the comments

[@syedwajdanahmed3947]

I personally have felt that music just occupies your mind and once it has occupied it, you'll be whispering it all day and even in salah you wont be able concentrate....so it is really really dangerous for me, now comes the topic that what type of music we listen and i belief we are all wise to know what is good and what is bad in meaning

[@snowmoon7385]

Hm...musik has effects

[@Mulberry2000]

Groan, even muslims use music ie quran reciation is music.

[@rimesherif5775]

@@Mulberry2000 no quran recitation is not music

[@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee]

You won't be able to concentrate because religious practice is boring Bull S h ! t.

[@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee]

@@Mulberry2000 careful, talk like that makes the believers in the "religion of peace" get their swords out LOL.....

[@siamrahman8091]

The fight of this age is over the hearts and minds of people. ❤️❤️❤️ May Allah guide us! Thanks Shaykh Hamza Yusuf!

[@Xyz-gf5op]

The key is wasting time on addictive nature of activities where you get into a zone and forget to do your prescribed tasks both religious and non religious. Personally I think, music is superseded by our addiction on the phone with all the social medias and access to all the distractions including music. Our focus is gone.

[@chuckkkk]

i figured this out at 15 and i told others about this and they thought i was crazy and boring. I see others consumed by technology and many have no morals or understanding of what their doing in there life anymore. It’s truly sad which is why i pray for them and hope Allah guides those who are lost.

[@fatmahalsalem8226]

@@chuckkkk absolutely correct. May Allah guide us all on the right path and help us stay on it.

[@abdar-rahman6965]

Instead of following these Mullahs, Shaykhs and Imams blindly 9:31, 2:170; just be connected with Book of Allah Aza wa Jal "Quran" which is made easy 54:40 and is Self-explanatory 25:33, 6:105, 6:114. Does Quran forbid Good music? No. So, Good music is perfectly Halal, and singing Hymn for Allah Azza wa Jal with music is million times better than useless so called Worship. There to any kind of worship in Islam. Word worship is relevant only to Idol worship. Meaning of Ibadat/Ya'boDoon in Quran is not worship. Root of word Ibadat is in ABD and ABEED. Abd means Servant, and Abeed means: Slave. Now tell me: Does a Servant obey orders of his Master or he worships his Master like Hindu Worships Idols? Of course, a true Servant obeys all orders of his Master sincerely and faithfully. So, meaning of Ibadat is obeying Divine laws and Ethical codes which have been finalized in Glorious Quran. When you are obeying all laws and ethical codes of Book of Allah Azza wa Jal; in fact, you are doing Ibada. When you are serving your parents, you are doing Ibada. When you are helping a jobless, you are doing Ibada. When you are giving good education to your kids, you are doing Ibada. When you deal your kids, wife and family members nicely and kindly; you are doing Ibada. In order to support your family when you work, and earn Rizq-Halal; you are doing Ibada. When you refrain from Shirk; you are doing Ibada. When you do not break promise; you are doing Ibada. When you are good with your neighbor; you are doing Ibada. When you refrain from lies 2:42; you are doing Ibada. When you help a relative or a poor person financially; you are doing Ibada. When you are mindful of God, you are doing one of Greatest Ibada. Quranic verse 2:177 has made it clear that your Namaz Rituals prostrating toward Qibla are NOT A GOOD DEED but Good deed is to be Muslim; follow Divine law 6:114, and then live as a Righteous Philanthropist. Quranic Salat has no any relation with those five Zoroastrian Namaz Rituals which were blended in Islam through Forgery of hadith of Flying-Horse Buraq. Neither Prophet nor even four caliphs left behind even one page of extra-Quranic hadiths. Al lhadiths are nothing but mere hocus pocus fairytales

[@Mulberry2000]

The problem is identifying what is addictive. A person can be addictive to islam till they get to the point of Isis and chopping people's heads off. The same can be said if you listen to too much sad music is can make you really deppressed, which in turned can lead to suicide. I used to listen to a lot of sad music and boy was it depresssing. i do not know if it was a reflection of my state of mind or it was the music. I think its the former. I would not regard listening to music as a waste of time, there are some really good stuff out there. A point must be made, here, a lot of islamic music sounds very exoctic. What do i mean? its the beat, the tempo, its something we do not have in the west, so a simple riq and dumbek with the Dom tek dum tek, is sounds very exoctic, a lot of these beats are in islamic music No islamic scholar it seems has thought about this, to non arabs, arabic music sounds very exoctic and sexual even if its not meant to be. So by some people's definition of music that should be banned lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4jZdaGXeK1-rqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3fWlYiGedx_kJo

[@albertohysham4030]

@@Mulberry2000 isis is not muslims your arrogant human . It was created by Americans to blame Islam. Believe what ever you want a true Muslim will never kill an innocent if he does they are going against very teaching of islam. Writing long paragraph does not make you smart. You don't know anything you just believe what hypocrite media feeds you.

[@raidaradham4625]

I was once completely immersed in the world of music, and Alhamdulliah I now know how it could entrap you to neglect your worship and remembrance of your Creator. Far worse, I know how it could lead you to be with the wrong people, wrong places, consuming wrong things and also ending up doing what Allah has warned you to stay from. So for me now I believe that completely abstaining is safer than stepping into murky waters. Shaytan will start to tempt you with even an innocent whistling of a tune.

[@ayuubali1054]

Exactly, sounds can put into certain moods that will result in u sinning. It’s best to stay away.

[@uvaiskomath]

Absolutely. And you would agree that your consciousness before is different than now. And many things which looked normal when u heard music feels weird and disgusting that your heart is no more clogged by music

[@raidaradham4625]

​@@uvaiskomath YES, well said!

[@ayawamekran6055]

What type of music were you listening to? Were you paying attention to the lyrics? Did you like the sounds or the message? What messages were you listening to?

[@abdar-rahman6965]

There is no any kind of worship in Islam 2:177. Singing Hymns for Allah Jalla Aala with Music is a million times better than Useless Five Daily Namaz Rituals (Imported from Zoroastrians through fake hadith of Flying Horse). Salat is not any kind of Namaz or worship. Quran never forbids such good music

[@nilufarravshanovna3966]

i have never seen someone explaining it this much beautiful

[@cafeihsan6529]

❤️

[@NotSarahplays]

Man englizchani tushunmayapman. Ismizdan özbeksiz deb özbekcha yozvomman. Qisqacha aytib berolmaysizmi?

[@nilufarravshanovna3966]

@@NotSarahplays Assalomu Alaykum bu yerda musiqani nima uchun bazi ulamo harom deganlarini sababini tushuntiryaptilar. Yani musiqa orqali insonni boshqarsa boladi ozi bilmagan holda inson ritmga tushishni boshlaydi yani ixtiyorsiz va aynan shu holat qorqishga arziguligini Shayh aytyaptilar

[@AsadAli-jc5tg]

​@@NotSarahplays I'm sorry I used Google Translate to read your comment.

[@ayuubali1054]

This guy is really smart. He has a different perspective on things. He made amazing points, he spoke about how the tension between scholars is important to have, and he spoke about how we are not using the power of sounds to do good. Main stream music is bad because it will put you in certain moods, why don’t we make much sounds that put us in moods that will help us worship allah.

[@abbc1999]

This is exactly why some people try to keep religion pure out of such things. Try add music to religion you'll become sufi dancer.

[@affieuk]

@@abbc1999 So the shakyh talks about Allah saying 'fight with the tools you're being fought with' and you take 'sufi dancers' from that?

[@penthactussoul]

There are Nasheeds. So I think its already being worked on

[@kanzanaveed]

Yes Sami Yusuf has been working on that ever since and no one ever talks about it due to the same tension I suppose

[@amersekic8535]

There is, sufis have put music in that use they make sounds that make you love ibadah and with lyrics that remind you of Allah and worshipping Allah.

[@Endlesnes]

As a muslim, I love the sound of violin and guitar. It's transcendental. I don't listen to people signing, but I love the talent and beauty of composition certain musicians are gifted with. I can say with certainty that beyond a certain limit the same music can make you forget your existence.

[@rimesherif5775]

Listen to Quran instead.

[@FR-zz2bj]

Music will take away inclination to Quran and Salaah

[@-LTUIiiin]

This cult is dope asf

[@mohamedabdulla5013]

It makes us lost in mirage.I adore & indulge music a lot. But I stopped listening music now. Because it is contagious, it takes away the remembrance of our Master from our Heart. We should keep refining our soul. You can't keep Music & Quran at the same heart. Alhamdulillah I memorized 11 Juz , struggling to become Hafiz by next 2 years In sha Allah. Every time I listen Quran, I feel highly sad for those who miss this divine joy. It gives an Inexplicable feeling because it is Haqq. Not Mirage like Music.

[@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee]

@@mohamedabdulla5013 your god is the ultimate mirage, gullible.

[@samueld.webster2438]

He's right music plays a big part in how people act rap music has done a great damage to a lot of people in the Urban area

[@Sorel366]

Rap is the most popular musical genre worldwide but only the people who live in ghettos are emulating the lifestyle. Kids who live in other environments and listen to rap aren’t affected by it so your argument is moot.

[@torpedo8752]

@@Sorel366i know plenty of suburban white kids who pretend to be gangsters and get involved in crime, without any type of problem aside from the music

[@nushratjabeen3577]

Dear God keep us safe from the evil that we can see and the evil we can't Ameen

[@sairamughal8336]

Ameen

[@jjgeoffphhcinkkllee]

@@sairamughal8336 lol p00p

[@sweetmelon3365]

very beautiful anyone who listens to music regularly will know the "effect on the body" he's talking about

[@ker_at6814]

Can you explain it im really curious

[@sweetmelon3365]

@@ker_at6814 When one listens to music, he hums, shakes his head or fidgets with his feet, to play along with the beats. many people do it unconciously. I've also notices some people, especially males, who drive really fast if there's an upbeat or a "stimulating" song playing in the car. IT gets induced. They feel more confident and energetic to do car stunts. You can also notice this in the type of songs used in gyms, disco clubs or raves. On the other hand of the spectrum is negative emotion inducing songs that are slow, sad and claim to have a "soothing effect". Romance songs are an example. How is audio able to have such an effect on us, mostly without us being concious about it? When we pay close attention to the lyrics, it's worse because it's not calling to anything good, but to bad things mostly. Therefore listening to the Quran is the best choice if we want to listen to something. It is words of our creator and is only meant to guide and benefit us in this world and the next

[@steamstrategy7670]

@@sweetmelon3365 Different music have different lyrics.

[@mouhalo]

@@steamstrategy7670 exactly , people here talk like all they listen to is rap

[@B1narily]

@@sweetmelon3365 listening to the quran at a rave wouldn't work - are there any specific chapters I should try?

[@bolero4554]

The average human can observe certain effects of music on the psyche. A decade ago I was diagnosed with a serious illness and I went into a deep state of panic and depression. I became so sensitive to what music does. I used to not filter what l listened to and some of the music I used to consume was too aggressive and dark for my mind and deepened my darkness that was already there. Positive light music did uplift me and I used it as a aid to get me out of my depression. The only problem I had with that is that music fills the psyche with repetition. It lingers on even after you stop listening to it. If you are wanting more silence and stillness which are necessary for spiritual progress then music even if positive can become and impediment. Of course there are other external factors that affect the psyche namely, TV and media content, food, colours, certain topics of conversation, the people you come in contact with regularly. These just like music have a great impact on the psyche.

[@mzaki4949]

Astagfirullah hamza yusef exposed himself as a tool of america and israel when he sided with them against our Family in Pale stein.

[@kausamsalam8543]

Wow, Alhumdullilah. “This is the battlefield..the mind of human beings” (now). So true. Thank you, dear Shaykh.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Music is liberating. Which is why you muslims don't like it. It liberates us.

[@ESRz]

@@DestinyAwaits19 A 5 minute song will give you pleasure, but it's in vain and once you listen enough times, it evaporates. You clearly are incapable of understanding this lecture and I don't blame you, it requires critical thinking and acquisition of some knowledge, which is harder than a snide comment. The disrespect and bigotry in your comment against a highly eclectic, multicultural, multiethnic group of people aside, Muslims do not "dislike" music. One the contrary, some of the world's greatest musicians as well as poetry are still venerated across the Muslim world. Regardless of that, what some non-Muslims like yourself fail to understand, due to lack of any effort mostly, is that Muslims who are not in favor of music hold that position because they prefer to have their soul affected by something more meaningful, something much more profound that has a lasting impact for the better. Not only upon themselves but upon humanity in the long run. Muslims believe our mental faculties, including the ability to be affected by voice and musical notes, is something bestowed upon man for a much greater purpose and to receive a much greater message. If you are honest with yourself, you will find it. Have a listen to a decision of the Quran with pure intentions and an open heart while glancing along the translated meaning of the words. Pause and question yourself, then repeat. Ask your Creator, if you believe in one, to help you with a humble and pure heart. Good luck.

[@ESRz]

@@DestinyAwaits19 And your point about "liberation" is a reminder of Plato's allegory of the cave. Best you figure out what liberation is and raise your standards befitting to your status as a creature with intellect, unless you choose to prove yourself otherwise.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

@@ESRz Music is a transcendent experience. It's ability to move us in ways that cannot rationally be explained is what annoyed your prophet Muhammad. He didn't like the fact music has power over us.

[@kausamsalam8543]

@@DestinyAwaits19 Wrong, unfortunately. We Muslims have a history of all kinds of music since the first secularist was a Muslim. I personally do not prefer misogynistic, Satanic music since such types berate humankind, human potential, and womanhood in general. Today’s majority country music discusses adultery and fornication, common aspects of today’s sociopathic lifestyle. Rap extreme music is also misogynistic and filled with hate. It is not the Quran that has many instances of the word, “sword,” “to kill,” “dash children among rocks,” etc. Please do your own research and avoid what narcissistic mass shooters do: generalize large groups of people, then target them only to kill them off, as some people do in those video games of high atheism, the kind that promotes violence on women and Islam.

[@hibzinelle]

The harmful frequencies of music overtook my mind for a long period of time, i struggled with letting it go considering i was listening to hundreds of types of music in a one hour setting, i created a chaos of toxic frequencies in my brain and slipped into an ocean deep state of “ghafla” (a state of dangerous neglect of the conscious), the imbalance it created in my brain took me off nature’s balance and i almost felt numb or completely enslaved to a certain feeling(depends on the type of the track i was listening to and the feeling it gave me)the whole body of the track sits in your mind , captivating it and blocking it from any blissful enjoyment of natural sound,and it’s enslaving considering the cheap high levels of dopamine rushes it leaves you with, and once you leave it for a while those dopamine levels will eventually come down below baseline, that’s why you , unconsciously will come back to it for a boost, it basically grows into your brain master, and you its puppet.. I pray for everyone that is struggling with letting it go, please be a friend of god always in times of such struggles and try overcoming them by the fact that you want goodness ,balance and peace for your own soul and for its journey towards the light(god). Try,try,try…even if you fail again and again and again.. just come back to god again, and again, and again and a thousand more times again, god will never get tired of your company, just be with him, remember him with everything "Be, and it is" (كُن فَيَكُونُ kun fa-yakūnu).And reminder that god is always most forgiving and most MERCIFUL of us, his mercy encompasses everything and everyone, trust in that, trust in him getting you out of the dark, trust in his power/capacity (القادر/al-qadir), he wants goodness for you, he wants to move you up to higher spiritual spheres to meet you, cooperate with his way of loving you, you’ll make the best deal of your life.❤️‍🩹

[@anamericanmuslim6399]

This is the best nuanced answer to the music question in Islam. Jazak Allah Kheir!

[@khadijafatima9240]

Oh Allah, please guide my children and all children. They are surrounded by so much temptation and Haram (forbidden things). Protect them my Lord from all of the evil influences that are around them. Give them friends who will strengthen their faith and help them stay on the Straight Path.

[@simmran01]

Aameen!

[@h.profile101]

Amen

[@h.profile101]

Ameen

[@supersurfer1]

Ameen

[@mob9319]

Ameen

[@hidayantishaari5285]

this is my story. I used to listen to various types of music especially english. Loved it. Listens to it almost everyday. Then one day, in 2020 it was almost ramadan, i decided to cut everything. You know, listen to music, check on social media, youtube solely because i want to fast the right way without any wordly distraction. But i put a condition to myself. Maybe i can just listen to music for an hour a day and that is after break the fast. Then i tried. Then afterward, the day after i wanted to to do it, but then i didnt, like i dont want to listen to music today. Maybe i'll listen to the quran, you know for a change. So i did. Then i start doing it everyday. Then i always wanted to listen to the quran all the time all day long. Masyaallah. You know what the coolest thing that happend. Everyday i used to listen to this selawat tafrijiyyah an hour during work. Its a loooong selawat. For a year i cannot remember it for the life of me. But then, when i started to stop listening to music and fasting. I could remember the selawat in a day! Masyaallah. I was stunned. I can neverrr remember it on normal days. Wow. So after that happend, i decided to stop listening to music permanently. I stopped following artists and i dont listen to the music that i used to listen to. Now i only listen to qasidah, selawat amd quranic ayah. Alhamdu lillah. I have become more calmer, im thinking more clearly, i can remember things a bit more easily. Now, if i heard music i will suddenly become uncomfortable. Like please turn it off or slow it down. Like my heart cannot accept it anymore. Alhamdu lillah. I remember a saying by a pious person saying that light cannot sit together with the darkness. And just realized that music is the darkness in my heart. Once you stop yourself from this wordly sounds, then your heart will start accepting the light which are the sounds that is good for the spiritual part in yourself. Masyaallah. Alhamdu lillah for everything. May we all become consistent in reaching the pleasure of Allah swt by doing these little types pf sacrifices.insyaallaah❤🌹

[@kindnessisagreatquality7368]

This is so beautiful heart felt words ❤

[@whatdoiknow1005]

Giving up mainstream music has an amazing impact on the mind and soul. Be mindful of what you allow your senses to feed on, really.

[@ignaciodominguez3214]

How do you go about your daily life and weekend nights in terms of social life

[@AmineAmine-vd2fs]

“Among my ummah there will certainly be people who permit zina, silk, alcohol and musical instruments…” (Narrated by al-Bukhari ta’liqan, no. 5590)

[@alexrebellionbrigade2257]

Can you back this up from the Quran !?

[@AmineAmine-vd2fs]

@@alexrebellionbrigade2257 “And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e. music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allah…” [Luqman 31:6]

[@AmineAmine-vd2fs]

“[Allah said to Iblis:] And befool them gradually those whom you can among them with your voice (i.e. songs, music, and any other call for Allah's disobedience)…” [al-Isra 17:64]

[@AmineAmine-vd2fs]

The meaning of those verses according to the companions of the prophet PBUH are easy find. Btw the Hadith above is a sahih Hadith from Al Bukhari, so I am not sure why would you need a backup? “Whoever obeys the Messenger obeys Allah.” (an-Nisa, 4/80)

[@alexrebellionbrigade2257]

@@AmineAmine-vd2fs let me try to understand you !! Are you saying any Hadith from boukhari is sahih ? And don’t need to have backup from Quran !? Right.?!

[@FirstLast-pr2pj]

outstanding, thanks for this clarification. May Allah protects you.

[@ibraheemasif6518]

This man really inspired me just in a day. This never happened before

[@sadiaali9856]

SubhanAllah.....what a helpful, unbiased and real idea on the effect of music on our spirit. No one can deny this perspective. People have turned more and more degenerate by soul, have no idea what they do and how does it affect them. So no wonder if many people will have a hard to accepting this analysis.

[@mohamedwardani6951]

May Allah protect you Sheikh 🙏 and reward you with goodness 🙏 ❤💕

[@cafeihsan6529]

Great to see your comments, Brother 🌸

[@mohamedwardani6951]

@@cafeihsan6529 Thanks ❤

[@LaHijab23]

Thank you for sharing this lecture with us. As soon as I stopped listening to music it helped me give up many sins. We are all trying to reach God. IA the sincere and righteous will reach Him ♥️

[@amhmn]

I admit having a problem with music, I really get addicted to it. It is also due to my personality but I can't be moderate in my music use. Sadly, it's taking me too much time. I ended up deleting my playlist for more than the 3rd time (I keep deleting and making it again)

[@Mert-fk4yg]

If its too much your nature maybe, try for some halal alternatives, nasheeds, halal beats / musics and so on. ,,liyakun,, maybe or ,,assalamu ala ike,, or so.

[@Umaima_Faheem]

It's all about balance and the priority is Allah(SWT) as long as we avoid the inappropriate and satanic music. We all struggle and I myself am a struggling muslim, music has been a big part of my life because in my childhood, I didn't realize that Salah was more healing than listening to music, so songs and singing became my coping mechanisms. It's something that I'm so used to that it's the hardest thing ever for me to give up. And also I don't listem to inappropriate and satanic music but it's also very hard to avoid it, because somehow they will try to make me hear it, be it through advertisements or movies or any form of cinematic entertainment. So, though I don't think I can completely give up music as a whole as its been a part of my life for the last 19 years or so. But I want to focus on other things, the things to do rather than the things I must avoid. It would be really helpful for me to get the opinion of a knowledgeable person or a scholar but I'm far from capable of getting that kind of help on my own. But I want to keep my focus on Salah, Zakat, Sunnah, Dikhr, and keeping the 6 pillars of Islam in mind. Alhumdulillah there are so many Islamic Scholars online now, that KZbin is helping me learn more about Islam. Subhanallah ✨ Jazakallah Khair for reading this. I know I wrote a lot, but for once I wanted to get this out and find out what good opinions I can find. Thank you. May Allah(SWT) give you happiness here and in the Hereafter ❤ Ameen🤲🏻✨🤍

[@Nat-kt9pj]

Wow! Everything that the sheikh said makes sense, logical sense. It's undeniable that music has an effect on people and it is all negative. Thank you, sheikh for expounding on this topic, may Allah Subhana wa Ta'ala bless you immensely. Ameen

[@saqlainalvi5485]

He didn't say it's all negative. Please listen to it again.

[@Omegaphats]

@Sacred Warrior how would you know? You're not Muslim

[@Omegaphats]

@Sacred Warrior you're being pedantic in your assessments. Also if you've never embraced Islam you wouldn't be able to comprehend the peace or joy you say is so called lost. You only speak from your corrupted desires

[@excelsior31107]

Islam has problems with music but not with slavery including raping female prisoners of war after being captured. Weird.

[@ColonelFluffles]

@Sacred Warrior Islam does not forbid those. Practically speaking, It's the culture that decides it. I'm from Morocco and I know that throughout history in the Maghreb and Andalusia it was usual for scholars to listen to music and even play it. I'm sure this is the case in the Levant as well and places like the Balkans. Many composers of Andalusian classical music and poetry were scholars in Islam as well. It depends on the culture. The scholar in the video is making a point that music - bad or good - has an effect on people. That has been recognised by Muslim scholars and ancient Greek scholars as mentioned in the video. He never said it's haram. Scholars in throughout history actually argued it was halal. The thing is that many Muslims that see music as haram - and you'll repeatedly notice this - associate music with 'vulgar western' music such as rap or pop music where it's all about being 'loose', letting go of morality and committing sins such as unlawful forms of sex or consuming forbidden drugs. They never associate music with (say) classical Andalusian music, which contains harmonious melodies, beautiful poetry and is peaceful to one's heart. Or classical Ottoman music which was used to heal people suffering from depression. Or even just western music like that of Vivaldi or Mozart. No, when they think about music they think about modern day rappers saying some swear words in front of a camera with half naked women shaking their ass behind him/her. You quickly see what influences their train of thought.

[@irfansheikh-s7b]

Watching TV programs, movies, listening to speeches...all have similar effects. I love music and singing. It makes me feel and think about life. And AL I have spent decades focused on Islamic work only.

[@herzaislad]

I love inspiring and religious music

[@abidabee7475]

was listening 'lily was a little girl' and suddenly this video came and i shifted to listen this. Can't deny, music is kinda drug

[@onotualiyuohindase155]

Well said Sheikh. May Allah reward you for this message. Ameen 🤲🏿 Jazakum Allah Khairan ❤

[@Honesty841]

May Allah reward you Sheikh.

[@Esoteric.cem020]

Todays music is tuned at 440hz, so the music goes to your head - this means that it is easier to control your mind. The big music industry know about this. Classical music (i.e. Beethoven, Mozart) was tuned at 432hz, this is the frequency of your heart - that's the reason why classical music feels good. Fun fact: the adhan is also tuned at 432hz.

[@kushiali6578]

Where did u get this??? Any reference???

[@-LTUIiiin]

Lmao stop talking rubbish bro

[@rzlb5]

I think 442 is still the best setup. Even though it is not as popular as it was back before 2005.

[@-LTUIiiin]

@@kushiali6578 they're literally speaking out of their ass, just regurgitating someone else's half baked opinion. Even if we grant that Beethoven was tuning to 432 hz, pretty much ALL performances of it are done on 440hz. So if you look up any symphony of his and play it on yt it's 99.99999% always going to be 440 hz

[@NasirAhmedApu]

A topic needed to be discussed and discussed.

[@umraansyed]

Great topic

[@ahmadguided5143]

All my life I had a very poetic soul and special musical gift. Since I began follow faithful way of life, a biggest problem I have, is that kind of skills, because they only interrupt and disturb me on the way of clear mind and patience. I would say the music is a space of imagination that contains passions. Let yourself listen it for one hour and you will see bad charges within.

[@Luisinho_the_revert]

Hey brother, did you play any instruments before? I´m trying to detach myself from music after playing instruments and doing music production for 15 years and becoming more spiritual now, any advice?

[@maryamlahit8659]

Wauw... They're lost. They don't have the time to think anymore.. this hit me hard.. I'm still halfway my challenge to NOT play any song (music) on my Deezer account. Reason for that was my 2021 recap of the songs I listened to and how many times I streamed them. And it was 65% songs and 35% Qur'an. I HAD to make this change. I will keep making duaa to not give in to it and keep replacing everything with Qur'an. It is going well until this point alhamdoulillah. I pray that my Deezer recap of 2022 will be only Qur'an may Allah SWT purify us and make us avoid that which can lead us to haram.

[@relstuff7582]

I think what he mentioned is that there is good music, this depends on what status it puts you in, as simple as this.

[@hadiyahalkauthar]

What an evil teaching! It's been proven that children who study musical instruments are better at maths and science than their peers. Einstein was an accomplished violinist who played his violin every day. Also, some of the greatest treatises on music, including al Farabi's Great Book of Music, were written by Muslim scholars, who organised all the Arab music modes according to the ancient Greek modal system which they learned about via translating ancient Greek writings on music. Also, during the Islamic Golden Age, Music Therapy was a normal part of hospital treatment in Muslim countries.

[@maryamlahit8659]

@@hadiyahalkauthar you think it is? Well, good for you as long as you're happy. And I decide to make choices that make ME happy. Whatever Allah and his Messenger(pbuh) say, is what is the truth.. 'we heard and we obeyed' . (Last two verses of Surah Al Baqarah. I recommend you look up for the other studies that completely defy what you are saying.

[@hadiyahalkauthar]

@@maryamlahit8659 So deluded by evil, you are.

[@fawazsaleh8257]

May Allah bless you

[@KaisarAnvar]

Thankfully I’m a classical pianist, theoretician, and historian. I can say with confidence, that as this sheikh said, “good” and “bad” use of music can change its original quality. Music itself is pure. Nowadays, you hear junks like gang rap, lyrics about sex drugs and others, that are all not considered pure at all. For me, I study and listen to Bach, Chopin, Schubert and many other greats throughout the history. Nothing can be compared to the level of academic intelligence of these greats.

[@themadartist1980]

Exactly! For myself i listen to folk music. Stuff like Kalinka or Russian Winter. Sometimes i also listen to stuff like "Grab your Trench Coat" or the main theme of the drama "Yunus Emre". The modern-day music just makes me cringe.

[@user-ft1id7vj8w]

ya akhi, lets fear الله ﷻ and dont waste our time listening to music!

[@joyfulfishman5445]

Thats awesome, I love that type of music as well!

[@amantyagi6715]

As somebody who was once working on becoming a classical violin soloist and composer, I can understand how difficult and scary it is to imagine a world without music, especially when it is such a big part of your life. But after taking the jump and giving up music completely by the mercy of Allah SWT, I was able to understand how much music took away from my relationship with the Qur’an and Allah SWT. Even if you continue as a classical pianist, I highly advise you to start learning about Islam and Allah SWT, even if it’s just a little bit every day. In my experience, once you learn the wisdom behind the commandments of Allah and the beauty of the Qur’an along with its recitation, everything else, whether it be Debussy, ravel, or Mahler, ect., falls short. I also recommend watching Da’wah videos and learning the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad PBUH to understand and build the fundamentals and foundations of the Muslim Identity. I highly recommend checking out One Message Foundation on KZbin for Da’wah videos, and Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda has an amazing Seerah Lecture series on KZbin as well. Additionally, if you like reading instead of watching or listening, I have heard that The Sealed Nectar, and When The Moon Split are two good Seerah books. Anw, I pray that you and your family are doing well in health, wealth, and enabling, and that this advice finds you well. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, places ask. I will make dua for you and your loved ones

[@tajzikria5307]

100% agree! Mozart, Beethoven, Bach and North Indian classical music are the highest forms of art. Very spiritual and meditative for me.

[@ahmadmahfoud6138]

Man for he's not Arabic yet the way he pronounced the words is amazing

[@englishexpert1989]

Poor English

[@TheMakfather]

The only logical explanation i ever got about music and islam

[@Ensaret1]

Shaikh, it seems clear that human excellence, human perfection is deeply connected to reflection of creation with purity of mind and heart, which means not just an analytical scientific ability but also a reminder of our essence, and this natural approach is not found in music, la hawla wa la kuwata ila bilah, alhamdulilah kathira, tajjiben, mubarakan fi

[@FRISHR]

Singing is allowed right? Since it's natural human voice and not a musical instrument.

[@akapelaprod5515]

Yes. There's consensus on that. There are different opinions about musical instruments but singing is permissible. It's also sunnah to beat the duff to announce weddings.

[@healthworm]

قال شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية رحمه الله كان السلف يُسَمُّون الرجل المُغَني مُخَنَّثاً [الإستقامة 1/277] Shaykh ul-Islām ibn Taymiyyah (may Allāh have mercy on him) said, “The Salaf used to call the singing man effeminate (i.e feminine, womanly).” [Al-Istiqāmah 1/277]

[@leeamraa]

the best objective view on music I've ever heard!!! May Allah bless you brother Hamzah.

[@zahedshah]

There were many giants in physical/natural sciences who often played /exhibited their own favorite music form.

[@manawilab5322]

Love you sir with such extraordinary explanation. proud for a best clarification

[@samivanov5862]

When has music solved any of your problems? I used to listen to a lot of music then I stopped, but I still go back from time to time with the hope of never again. I find without music, I am very productive and able to think clearly to solve my problems. Music is just a distraction that prevents you from living your life to the fullest.

[@relstuff7582]

I think what he mentioned is that there is good music, this depends on what status it puts you in, as simple as this.

[@charlievaughan1308]

Do you really live life. to the fullest?

[@BlaqMarketProduction]

So would one say that certain types of music are ok for the soul? I'm thinking of like jazz, downtempo or Brazilian music as those are two of my favorite genres.

[@msalama6074]

What a beautiful and accurate explanation! Jazak Allah khira Shikh Hamza

[@Shahzeen-vq5jp]

jazak ALLAH u khair

[@mrgeek434]

Islam seems to forbid everything that makes life enjoyable for most people.

[@DodoTheDudu]

Because life in this world is only temporary, what is eternal is actually life after this world...the afterlife

[@Halal_Dan]

Because you only find filthy things enjoyable

[@Newcatmoney]

Because Islam is about death. That’s why is looks like a funeral procession.

[@yus3158]

جزاك الله خيراً شيخنا الحبيب ❤

[@MissionIslam]

Quran and Music can never be unite in the heart. You have to choose one of them.

[@HassanHassan-cr6ti]

that's not true i read quran and listen to classical music afterwards. you're just saying stuff

[@MissionIslam]

@@HassanHassan-cr6ti how much have you memorized from the Quran and how strong is your memorization?

[@HassanHassan-cr6ti]

@@MissionIslam what is your definition of music anyways? there’s absolutely no similarity between mozart and 50 cent. They’re as different from each other as music is from quran

[@HassanHassan-cr6ti]

@@MissionIslam I’ve memorized multiple juz

[@MissionIslam]

@@HassanHassan-cr6ti Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari: that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) 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. Sahih Bukhari 5590

[@syedamominayahya2481]

Read the book "music made me do it" and I'm amazed at how amazing that it!!

[@987lllkeylll]

Sufi music makes me closer to Allah. I think putting all music in one box is wrong. Shaykh hamza is probably talking about today’s music which is full of bad words and such but there’s the kind of music that just makes you more in tune with yourself and makes you self reflect. Muslims used to use music to cure mental illness you can look this up.

[@tradelayer]

MashAllah

[@danyalm.]

Any recommendations?

[@Eisenhower1956]

Thank you Shaykh Hamza, very informative

[@kynaatawan5967]

Some of the best spiritual music has been created by Muslims of the Indian subcontinent. It has brought people closer to Allah and even acted as a doorway of dawah to non Muslims. Even they cannot resist the spiritual effects of music like qawalli. It needs to be looked into. I have spent many hours contemplating God through qawallil and it has benefitted me greatly.

[@sikandar.201]

The problem isn't the lyrics/words.. It's the instruments

[@3-Kashmir]

Hopefully this video helps you understand!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/imSTpYl9aNp-kK8

[@kynaatawan5967]

@@sikandar.201 it's the other way round

[@18ashfaqahsan2]

@@kynaatawan5967 that's what i thought

[@kynaatawan5967]

@@18ashfaqahsan2 that's because you have a brain. Most people don't think deeply enough

[@Bassoomamor]

I love what you said. Totally agree.

[@LidaNugeeb]

Does anybody know where I can find the full video?

[@MSarM]

Music is part of culture, art and creativity. There are Islamic musical instruments

[@Halal_Dan]

Music is haram according to the Prophet ﷺ

[@storycharms]

Wisdom indeed! The mind is truly today's battlefield and the war is being waged between our ears. Worst part: we even buy the personal electronic "weapons" and obsessively complete a rigorous training schedule to use them against ourselves day and night.

[@relstuff7582]

I think what he mentioned is that there is good music, this depends on what status it puts you in, as simple as this.

[@maryamshadmani8461]

Thank u for this great video جزاكم الله خير

[@joyfulfishman5445]

I cant help but notice that he takes certain musical phenomenon that aren't inherently bad/destructive(such as music making someone cry, happy, or energetic) and adds his own negative connotation to them in order to make these musical experiences seem demonic/destructive. For example, music making you want to move is considered a beautiful and joyous experience in many cultures, but this sheikh just dismisses it as a feeling "agitated" and makes it seem as if the music is this oppressive, manipulative force that can control peoples minds. It seems to me that in order to justify that idea that music is haram/demonic, some Islamic scholars create their own subjective narrative/interpretation that casts music as a harmful, manipulative force and then pass that same narrative/interpretation off as an objective fact. In reality, I've yet to see an Islamic scholar provide any genuine, logical evidence that can confidently prove that ALL types of music are INHERENTLY bad for human beings.

[@fleurindigo5830]

Very true. JazzakAllaho kheyr

[@Hassan_MM.]

Such an Intellectual Talks💯% True Always Wondered about it

[@shahenhossain7697]

I don't listen songs But some music, One of them is very sad that every time I listen I remember about reality of death and those people who passed away

[@stofficials]

JazakAllah Khair, Shaykh! Excellent insight! Can someone please provide the link to this complete lecture?

[@amrshalabymusic]

As a Muslim musician, music is a manifestation of God’s beauty on Earth- created to demonstrate a token of God’s unfathomable beauty. This applies to all art forms. But we cannot blame the art for the impurity within ourselves. Just like the internet, it can be used for good, or for bad, yet no one has ever questioned whether the internet is haram. There is no consensus on whether music is haram or not, and I choose to whole heartedly believe that it is halal aslong as it does not contain profanity or anything the prophet prohibited.

[@musakaleem6598]

O ALLAH SWT forgive 🙏 us

[@ahmadfaisal6267]

*ALLAH SWT 😊

[@musakaleem6598]

@@ahmadfaisal6267 thank you

[@ahmadfaisal6267]

@@musakaleem6598 you're a very humble man my brother 🤲😊

[@NaseerOmran]

Dont take this one away Sheikh, people need something to complain about. At least let them judge us for listening to music.

[@Halal_Dan]

Music is haram

[@NaseerOmran]

@@Halal_Danthats why greatest Muslim singers come from different islamic countries. Should we be experts in telling ppl its haram in western countries..?

[@MindandQiR1]

I’m not a Muslim and I totally agree.

[@linaoxyna5789]

Very well said. The best explanation ever given about music and Islam's position towards it. May Allah guide us

[@deepcrunchy]

Simple argument is this, how many times you listen to Quran each day? Then compare it to how many times you listen to music each day

[@khabibulloevbobodzhon5736]

I don't know weather he is Sunni or Shia but I love the way he explains ❤️🙏

[@mnco5741]

He is a Sunni

[@artplanb9688]

Beautiful as always. God Bless!

[@YolanndaMayo]

The best explained I've ever come across mashallah

[@apeacefulworld9095]

AllahumaAmin 🙏🏻

[@M36798]

A video I watched of someone made me realize that those notes that makes you weep and cry are the same notes as if a human cries, which why I think we get moved emotionally (music I think kind of extends and amplifies it in a way). When you talk, when you hear a door creak, a water drop… etc, anything that makes a sound is made of notes, right? The answer is in the Qur’an if you’re looking for an asnwer, surat Luqman, ayah 6. It’s any kind of entertaining talk and speech that go astray of God’s way… (it’s better to read the full verse in Arabic, the verse has also without knowledge and taking it as a mockery). We also get emotionally moved when someone that is very good at speaking speaks, which can be dangerous at times. What if the person lacks knowledge and avoids the truth, he/she can attract individuals by their adorned words and the way of speaking. There is another verse on poets in Shuaara’, ayah 221-227, which I’ll leave it at that. Note the exception at the last verse. Please share if you know verses about music because I want to know, and as I recall and know right now, it’s about speech and your motives/intentions.

[@noobtuber931]

Hazrat Daud (Alaihi-Salam) never sang. He recited(did Tilawat of) the verses in his beautiful voice.

[@shitturasheed3551]

Did he dance?

[@zahinelahi2655]

lol no. He sang the zabur or psalms with instruments.

[@BEANDITIS_]

The Qur'an is most attracting to creation in a melodious tone?...so here we can reason about what is said and how its done....white and black if one can hear!

[@TheRealMikeMichaels]

@@zahinelahi2655 fear Allah, don't lie.

[@zahinelahi2655]

@@TheRealMikeMichaels jahil slanderer refute me properly or shut up

[@mouradbenkarim7841]

حب الكتاب وألحان الشيطان في قلب العبد لا يجتمعان

[@ahmadfaisal6267]

If the following hadith from al-bukhari 5590 is not a enough of blanket statement that music is haram, I don't know what is 🤯.. the Prophet Mohammed SAW said "There will be among my Ummah people who will regard as permissible adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments" 🤷‍♂️

[@allfamilychannel3922]

This hadith have so many different versions... And some of these versions don't even mention music and hence some ulema doubted the mention of music in this hadith. And it is one of the reason why Imam shawkani and likes of him wrote whole risala on validity of difference of opinion on the prohibition of music even though he himself didn't considered it halal.

[@ahmadfaisal6267]

@@allfamilychannel3922 this was a quote from Prophet Mohammed SAW himself 🤷‍♂️

[@allfamilychannel3922]

@@ahmadfaisal6267 Bro the quote came to us via oral transmissions right!? No one is denying the quote ..scholars disagreed on which version is more correct. As different narrators narrated this quote differently and many of these narrators didn’t mentioned music at all.

[@ahmadfaisal6267]

@@allfamilychannel3922 Sure. How about the history of music my brother? Do you remember according to islamic history who invented music? It was during prophet Sheeth's time a long long time ago... when you realise who invented music, doesn't that make you think twice about its intent to deceive and misguide? That should be proof enough 🤷‍♂️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5aZoqlvpLSer6M

[@electrotech2253]

@@ahmadfaisal6267 It has a weak narrator in the chain. This alone makes it doubtful to use as evidence for a fatwa.

[@jawadtahmeed]

I clearly felt the message. But I have a question lurking around in my mind. Singing accompanied by musical instruments is Haraam. Then how can we fight the demonic "songs with musics/only musics" with only angelic vocal songs on good moral topics as we must avoid playing instruments? Because from my understanding, sound from the musical instruments has a much greater effect on us than just a vocal.

[@navedian739]

🎉LAYLATUL QADR 27TH RAMADAN is WORTH 84 YEARS OF WORSHIPING ALLAH💯 YAAAY

[@jungleking5700]

Assalamu Alaikum. Thank you for this valuable information. Where may I find the Hadth regarding David and The Psalms when Shaytan used music to distract those who were goi g ro listen to the Zabur of Da'ood?

[@angcil88]

Fight with the tools that you're being fought with. Damn!

[@hkicgh7277]

Playing Instruments is what is prohibited, the lyrics could be either Halal or Haram

[@nsayyed5469]

@Malik yep india,pakistan,Bangladesh,sri lanka,iran(faris), halal

[@hishamdaniell]

@@nsayyed5469 even saudi arabia lol

[@musamusashi]

Oh Lord, here we are with the "music instruments are haram" b.s. again... 🙄 How many people will have to answer to Allah for trying to make haram what He made halal, as well as the opposite, since basically everyone today accepts riba as an inevitable part of modern life. If we could only stick to the Qur'an and know our priorities, what a great umma we would be instead of being the laughing stock of the world.

[@whiteholeeducationcenter]

@Malik That's why Jesus will come to unite Ummah

[@googleprofile6660]

@@musamusashi Narrated Abu 'Amir or Abu Malik Al-Ash'ari: that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) 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. Sahih al Bukhari 5590

[@jorgedominguez2161]

No wonder when I was in Dubai, most Arabic music had a sad feeling like they were mourning someone. I guess there is no concept there of dancing to thank our Lord.

[@mouradbenkarim7841]

The love of the book and the melodies of Satan in the heart of the servant cannot be combined

[@hafizulasad987]

TIBYANULQURAAN IS THE BEST TAFSEER TO READ BECAUSE OF GREAT COLLECTION OF AHADEES AND SAYINGS OF MUHADDESEEN.

[@FR-zz2bj]

Deep down anyone who listens to music knows it definitely influences our hearts, moods, emotions and energy and it certainly takes the heart away from Allah. Whether rap, punk, alt,bollywood, classic etc. All are haraam.

[@mob9319]

What about nasheed without the use of musical instruments. For example sheikh Mishari-Rashid Ard.

[@arifsaleem-7377]

that thing is very concerning that people don't have time to think...because of all time music listening

[@kanahbal]

Respectfully, I find this highly inconsistent.

[@hafizulasad987]

I BELIEVE IN RECITATION, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION OF HOLY QURAN.

[@RealElites]

Giant Scholars: Music is Haram. Western Scholars: "No one can say it's haraam."

[@thescholiast5118]

Not really. Ghazali is a huge scholarly giant. Ibn Hazm is a huge scholarly giant. Both rejected the fatwa of tahrim. This is a matter of scholarly difference between giants, and we should respect that and not turn it into an issue where we look down even slightly on those who act on its permissibility. Because looking down at a Muslim believer as if they are not truly believing is haram by the wording of the Quran itself. We should be careful with our statements.

[@mohammedyusuf3888]

Music is haram, brother Ghazali, is a scholar in certain fields, but has many erros. I would strongly recommend to follow, the 3 best generations....Ghazali was born like 450 after hijrah. I would suggest finding out what the sahaba, tabien, or the tabien students said... the best 3 generations.... As its pretty clear. Find a scholar that uses narrations and follows the methodology of the salaf ( the 3 best generations).. in terms of islam old is best....go to the start....and it will be clear..before ashari mutrdi, or greek philosophy...I would think you would agree the sahaba had a better understanding of the deen than anyone alive now, and that goes for ghazali........

[@flowerinkplant]

I dont think thats completely true. Yes they have better understanding, but the problem in society are never stop, i would better say that ulama had better understanding about Islam in their era. You wouldnt ask fatwa about crypto to sahaba right?

[@thescholiast5118]

@@mohammedyusuf3888 Ghazali and especially Ibn Hazm were closer to the salaf and had more literary evidence than we do. Also, toleration of music in the time of Salaf in Medina is documented. Al-Shawkani brings the evidence in Nayl al-Awtar. Going back to Ibn Hazm, he specifically says there is no dalala in the Qur'an or in the sahih hadith that music is haram. And there is no evidence of consensus or agreement of the companions. Well, after this, what other source of shari'a is there? So, it shows that the fatwa for the permissibility of music meets the highest form of scholarship. Ibn Hazm was well aware of the evidence from the salaf and he was the most anti-ra'y scholar the history of Islam has ever seen. He was the uber-Zahiri. May God have mercy on him.

[@thibaud9269]

@@thescholiast5118 sidi, imam al-Ghazali definitely did not permit usage of instruments *in general*. Rather he considered that some instruments (namely percussions) can be permissible for *some* people in very specific circumstances. His text is very clear in the Ihiya’ on that point, and based on what he said, at least 99% of music nowadays is would be haram. Also one has to keep in mind that the relied upon position of the four schools is prohibition of all instruments like chords and wind instruments (violin, piano, guitar, trumpets and so on)

[@Izudin88]

Salam aleykum.I'm a ex musician...I know exactly why I don't listen to music anymore...Music is a very powerful wapon .It transforms people in monsters of all kind...