i was told by a lot of people that music is haram and to stay away from it... they told me ALL music and singing is haram... and for a long time i took it at face value and said "yah ok i wont listen.. music is haram".. but then i said to myself "hang on.. wait a minute.. WHY is it haram?"
so i decided to research it for myself to find out WHY... which is when i came across some hadiths that have me a bit undecided about Music being haram..
we have these which are for music being haram:::
The Prophet 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.' Allaah 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]
and then i found these:::
'Aishah narrated that when a woman was married to an Ansari man, the Prophet (peace be on him) said, " 'Aishah, did they have any entertainment? The Ansarare fond of entertainment.'' (Reported by al-Bukhari.)
Ibn 'Abbas said, " 'Aishah gave a girl relative of hers in marriage to a man of theAnsar. The Prophet (peace be on him) came and asked, 'Did you send a singeralong with her?' 'No,' said 'Aishah. The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) then said, The Ansar are a people who love poetry. You should have sent along someone who would sing, 'Here we come, to you we come, greet us as we greet you.' " (Reported by Ibn Majah.)
'Aishah narrated that during the days of Mina, on the day of 'Eid al-Adha, two girls were with her, singing and playing on a hand drum. The Prophet (peacebe on him) was present, listening to them with his head under a shawl. Abu Bakr then entered and scolded the girls. The Prophet (peace be on him), uncovering his face, told him, "Let them be, Abu Bakr. These are the days of 'Eid." (Reported by al-Bukhari and Muslim.) .
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i got this from this website..
It is reported that many Companions of the Prophet (may Allah be pleased with them) as well as second generation Muslim scholars used to listen to singing and did not see anything wrong with it. As for the ahadith which have been reported against singing, they are all weak and have been shown by researchers to be unsound. The jurist Abu Bakr al-'Arabi says, "No sound hadith is available concerning the prohibition of singing," while Ibn Hazm says, "All that is reported on this subject is false and fabricated "
However, since singing is in many cases associated with drinking parties and night clubs, many scholars have declared it to be haram or at least makruh. They state that singing constitutes that kind of idle talk which is mentioned in the ayah, And among the people is the one who buys idle talk (at the expense of his soul) in order to lead (people) astray from the path of Allah without knowledge, holding it in mockery; for such there will be a humiliating punishment. (31:6)
one islamic jurist placed limitations on listening to music..
1. The subject matter of songs should not be against the teachings of Islam. For example, if the song is in praise of wine, and it invites people to drink, singing or listening to it is haram.
2. Although the subject matter itself may not be against the Islamic teachings, the manner of singing may render it haram; this would be the case, for example, if the singing were accompanied by suggestive sexual movement.
3. Islam fights against excess and extravagance in anything, even in worship; how, then, can it tolerate excessive involvement with entertainment? Too much time should not be wasted in such activities; after all, what is time but life itself? One cannot dispute the fact that spending time in permissible activities consumes time which ought to be resaved for carrying out religious obligations and doing good deeds. It is aptly said, "There is no excess except at the expense of a neglected duty."
4. Each individual is the best judge of himself. If a certain type of singing arouses one's passions, leads him towards sin, excites the animal instincts, and dulls spirituality, he must avoid it, thus closing the door to temptations.
5. There is unanimous agreement that if singing is done in conjunction with haram activities—for example, at a drinking party, or if it is mixed with obscenity and sin—it is haram. The Prophet (peace be on him) warned of a severe punishment for people who sing or listen to singing in such a situation when he said, Some people of my ummah will drink wine, calling it by another name, while they listen to singers accompanied by musical instruments. Allah will cause the earth to swallow them and will turn some of them into monkeys and swine. (Reported by Ibn Majah.) This does not mean that they will be physically transformed into the bodies and outward form of monkeys and swine but rather in heart and soul, carrying the heart of a monkey and the soul of a pig in their human bodies.
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My humble opinion::::
OK first off i am VERY CONFUSED... im not trying to lead anyone astray... just airing my confused thoughts..
the prophet is documented to have listened to it on occasion and requested singers/entertainers for other people.. and then it says we will be punished for it.. so im kinda confused, as most people would be. i dont know which of the hadith came first (if that makes a difference)
for me personally.. ISLAM ASIDE.. i can see the problem to listening to songs based on women in a sexual content or focusing on money, wealth, etc... but i see no problem listening to happy/sad love songs (enta eih - nancy ajram) or songs that are protest songs or politically based (think "a change is gonna come" - otis redding)... remember thats an opinion with Islam aside... and of course i see the problem with music videos (even some love songs) which display bad things... but you can always choose to listen to the music and not watch the video clip.
so.. yeah.. im still confused as to whether it is 100% haram or just haram in certain circumstances...
i read somewhere (dont know if it is from quran or hadith) that if you are in doubt about something or unsure of something then you should listen to what your heart says, because if your heart tells you it is wrong then it usually is..
my head is confused but my heart goes with the part i was saying above about music being haram depending on the subject and the situation..
cleaning the house while enjoying "We belong together" by mariah carey? My heart says its ok..
dancing in a club listening to Akon's "Smack that"? My hearts says Haram.
So what do you guys think about it?
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