“‘Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: ‘In this Ummah there shall be collapsing of the earth, transformation and Qadhf.’ A man among the Muslims said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! When is that?’ He said: ‘When singing slave-girls, music, and drinking intoxicants spread.’” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2212)
“It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘People among my nation will drink wine, calling it by another name, and musical instruments will be played for them and singing girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth to swallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.’” (Sunan Ibn Majah 4020)
“Narrated Aisha: Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, ‘Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) !’ It happened on the `Id day and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘O Abu Bakr! There is an `Id for every nation and this is our `Id.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari 952)
“Pakistani singer Abdullah Qureshi leaves music for Islam, actor Hamza Ali Abbasi gets abused for suggesting music not ‘completely haraam’ in Islam,” OpIndia, October 8, 2022:
Pakistani singer Abdullah Qureshi took to Instagram on the 6th of October 2022 to announce that he had quit the music industry for Islam. He said in his post that he will only take campaigns henceforth that align with his religious values. Siddiqui [sic] wrote, “I know I’ve been lost since a long time and I have received a ton of messages in this time asking about where I have been. i was on a break, pressed the pause button for a while and took this time to find who I was, where I’m headed and who do I want to become.”…
“Alhamdulillah I’, satisfied with this decision and I’m on my way to find the real truth and I pray that Allah makes this new journey easy for me”, he said in his post. He further vowed only to do campaigns that fall within his “religious fold”….
After singer Abdullah Qureshi announced that he would be quitting the music industry for Islam, Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi took to Twitter to wish him well, but also assert that “music is not completely haraam in Islam”.
In his Twitter bio, Abbasi writes that he is an actor and a “student of Islam”, however, his assertions about what is haraam and what is not in Islam did not go down well with other Muslims. Abbasi was then abused and called out for being un-Islamic and discouraging someone who is taking the right step, as ordained by Islam.
One Twitter user wondered what is “totally haraam” and “little haraam” since it is haraam in Islam if it’s even 1% haraam.
There were many others who told Abbasi that he was not a Mufti and therefore, he should not pronounce judgements about what is haraam in Islam and what is not.
Abbasi was also accused of legitimising all “haraam things” by one Momina.
Others quoted verses of the Quran to prove Abbasi wrong.
According to website al-Islam.org, Music is haraam in Islam and this position is substantiated by several Quranic verses and Aayats.
Two of the verses that are quoted by the website are as follows:
“So abstain from the pollution of the idols and abstain from false vain words.” (22:30).
The Arabic word “Zoor” has several meanings which include falsehood and the musical expressions. According to Imam Ja’far As-Sadiq (a.s.) “pollution of the idols” means Chess and “Vain words” means music.
See how ‘Music’ has been joined in this Ayat with the pollution of idols”, only then you can appreciate the seriousness of the sin of Music.“And of the people there is he who buys a ‘vain talk’ so that he may lead others astray from the path of Allah without (real) knowledge and takes it (the revelation of Allah) for a mockery for these shall be a disgracing chastisement (punishment).” (31:6).
‘Lahw’ means any thing which diverts the mind from serious thinking. “Vain talk” has been interpreted by the Imam as some talk, sound or thing which diverts the attention of man from the ultimate aim of his creation; in other words makes him forget Allah and His commands. For example fictions romantic stories and such useless talks. “It includes ‘Music’, intoxicants and all such diversions.”1
Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) said: Music is among the things for which Allah has promised the Fire (of Hell). Then he recited the above Aya.
Wellington says
So very glad that Beethoven early in his life did not become a Muslim.
Islam is ridiculous on so many levels. Its antipathy to music, which Plato called the greatest of the arts, serves as just one example. There are many others–a shitload.
somehistory says
Young David played the harp for King Saul to soothe the king when he was having anxiety.
The angels in heaven sing in praise to God for His holiness
When Christ was born, a “heavenly host” sang about His birth.
In the Revelation God gave to Jesus, which He passed on to an angel, who gave it to John, those who are in heaven are said to be singing, praising God and playing harps.
And yet, the freaky creep mozlums adore and copy, says not to sing or play music. the mass-murdering raper of children made a feeble and filthy attempt to take things from the Bible to use in his demonic teachings, and yet, he didn’t include music or real art…and of course, the left out love, kindness, goodness, self-control and true faith and every other good and beautiful thing.
islam is ugly, hateful, and lacking any and all virtue and value. Whichever fool….the so-called ‘prophet’ or those who invented him…only approve of evil things.
CogitoErgoSum says
I’ve seen the pictures taken by the James Webb Telescope of countless galaxies containing countless stars and countless planets which must orbit those stars and I wonder why music of any kind confined to any one of those planets would in the least bit upset the creator of all things large and small. Yet there are people who believe that a woman on this planet will be burned by Allah forever in Hell for so much as singing a lullaby to her child? Islam is a blight upon the beauty of the universe and the most worthless diversion of all.
Wellington says
Your entire comment, CES, is on point but your last sentence I found most eloquently and superbly expressed.
somehistory says
I have looked at a lot of the photos, too, and I find it impossible to imagine that they came about by *chance.*
How can one sing His praises if one does not sing? He gave us the power of speech, the ability to use our voices to sing, and the mind to think up the words and to compose the music. Why give those gifts to us if we would upset Him with their use?
And I agree with Wellington about the last sentence. Sums it up.
tim gallagher says
I agree with all those comments up above. All spot on. Islam is such a sick and totally inhumane load of crap on endless issues (its pedophilia, its calls for non-believers to be killed, this ban on music, I think there is a ban on visual arts or is it just showing the human form, etc). islam belongs back in the primitive, shitty world of 7th century Arabia and is a complete embarrassment to modern humanity. Anyone that belongs in this primitive cult should be embarrassed to belong to such a load of crap. It is suitable only for knuckle dragging throwbacks. Hopefully, what is happening in Iran might be showing the way ahead and maybe the people demonstrating there are saying, hey, we are embarrassed to be stuck in this crappy islamic lifestyle and we want islam to leave us alone and do the right thing and die out. We want to live like modern, enlightened human beings.
Michael Copeland says
https://gatesofvienna.net/2021/12/quiz-vi-twenty-clues/
tim gallagher says
Thanks, Michael. I agree with all those comments and they sum up what a blight islam is very well. islam is so full of hate that it is no surprise that music is included in its endless list of things to be hated by Muslims.
Dave says
Allah is one of history’s weirdest deities given his practice of creating things just so he could hate them. It’s almost as if he enjoys hate itself. However, the mixed messages he and his inventor Muhammad left over music will preclude the common Muslim wish for a single, unified Ummah. At least modern day scholars seem to be unified in deeming singing slave girls to be haram. Slave girls are only good for one or two things and singing isn’t one of them.
Scotsman48 says
And the muslims in the UK and Ireland have embraced Sinead O,Connor as she sings,loudly, while wearing her head to toe Blue islamic gear.
Is she haram?.
Michael Copeland says
Madani School is in the East-Midlands of England. According to a tweet received by Vlad Tepes, This poster hangs on the walls of the main corridor of Madani School, a state-funded Muslim “faith school” in Leicester, UK:
Listening to Music is Haraam and a Sin
Stay away from evil acts such as listening to music and encourage others to do the same too!
• Music is a tool of Shaytan (Satan)
• The playing of musical instruments and listening to them is Haraam
• According to the Law [of Islam] one who participates in music is regarded as a Fasiq (Sinful person)
• One of the harms of music is that it distracts one from his Creator.
• The messages of today’s music follow a general theme of love, drugs, and freedom
• Appearance of music and stringed instruments is a cause of Allah’s anger
• It is a tool of Shaytan (Satan) by which he attracts people to commit wrongful acts
Music is Haraam (‘forbidden’)
http://gatesofvienna.net/2014/04/music-is-haraam
tim gallagher says
There’s some really bizarre stuff on that list, Michael. For example, so it distracts people from the Creator. So, Muslims are just meant to spend all their time praying and nothing else. Also, what a joke where it says that music attracts people to commit wrongful acts. But in islam, sex with child brides is OK, rape of non-Muslims is OK, murdering non-believers is OK. What a joke for islam, which says such evil acts are OK, to say that music might attract people to commit wrongful acts.
John ..Smith says
I like many others I love music, it something that I get immense enjoyment from. But allah who is really satan, hates music, and hates anyone to feel joy. This is the reason that music is haram (forbidden) in islam.
Love is something allah hates, and music is the food of love.
European pagan says
There is sufi islamic music, and the singer sings about allah, is it haram or this is the only halal music?
Arash, Tarkan, Barış Manço and the lot of Arabic singers whose names I don’t know will all go to hell?