Listening to Music
Question
is it ok if i listen to a song but dont support the artist?
Answer:
Allah, the most exalted, mentioned in the Quran:
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُوًا أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُهِينٌ ﴾ [ لقمان : 6 ]
Translation:
And some people buy words of play, in order to mislead from Allah’s path, without knowledge; and to make it an article of mockery; for them is a disgraceful punishment.
عن أبي الصهباء البكري، أنه سمع عبد الله بن مسعود -وهو يسأل عن هذه الآية:﴿ وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَّشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ »- فقال عبد الله: الغناء، والله الذي لا إله إلا هو، يرددها ثلاث مرات.
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Abi Sehbaa Al Bikri says he heard Sayyiduan Abdulllah Ibn Masood ( رضی اللہ عنہ) when he was questioned about this verse. He said that the words of play are music, by the one who there is no worthy of worship except him. He said this three time.
This and many other similar narrations indicate that many great Sahaba e kiram used to consider the music as lahw or words of play. Hence, the verse above highlights that those who indulge in words of play will get severe torment in the hereafter.
“وعن جابر قال : قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ” الغناء ينبت النفاق في القلب كما ينبت الماء الزرع ” . رواه البيهقي في ” شعب الإيمان.”
The above Hadeeth is from Hazrat e Jabir, رضی اللہ عنہ, who heard the Prophet ﷺ say that the music produces hypocrisy in the heart just like the water makes the crops grow.
All of the above establishes that the music is not allowed in the Sharia. Hence your listening to the music can not be justified in any way. Muslims must stay away from the instruments of the devil completely in order for them to protect their Imaan.
واللہ تعالیٰ ورسولہ الکریم ﷺ اعلم بالصواب
Written by: Mufti Syed Siraj Ul Arifeen Shah
St. Ives (Cambridgeshire, UK)
30/10/2024 21:14 PM, 27 Rabi uth Thaani, 1446 Hijri
