• THE QUESTION OF MUSIC AND SINGING
• THE ARGUMENTS OF THE MODERNIST JUHHAAL
• THE STATEMENTS AND PRACTICES OF SOME AULIYA
• THE ARGUMENTS OF THE LEGALIZERS
• THE MODERNIST ATTITUDE
• A SUMMARY OF THE NARRATIONS OF PERMISSIBILITY
• THE EVIDENCE OF THE QUR’AAN
• THE EVIDENCE OF THE HADITH
• THE STATEMENTS OF THE SAHAABAH
• THE SALF-E-SAALIHEEN, MUSIC AND SINGING
• THE RULINGS OF THE FUQAHA
• MORE RULINGS OF THE FUQAHA
• THE DUFF
• THE YARAA’
• DUFF, MIZHAR AND GHIRBAAL
• SUMMARY OF THE FOUR MATH-HABS
• THE SAMA’ (SINGING) OF SOME OF THE AULIYA
• THE SAMA’ OF THE AULIYA IS NOT DALEEL
• THE SAMA’ OF THE SUFIYA
• THE ARBITRATOR
• THE TAUBAH OF THE AULIYA
• THE SHAAFI PERMISSIBILITY
• THE HANAFI MATH-HAB
• ABROGATION OF THE DUFF’S PERMISSIBILITY
• SINGING AND THE AHAADITH
• THE ONE WHO LISTENS TO SAMA’
• THE SPIRITUAL DANGERS OF SAMA’
• THE DECEPTION OF DHAEEF AHAADITH
• RATIONAL ARGUMENTS
• THE FINAL WORD
• THE WAY IN A CONFLICT
• THE SUMMARY OF THIS DISCUSSION
• CONCLUSION

 

SINGING AND THE AHAADITH

Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thaanvi (rahmatullah alayh) states in his dissertation on sama’:

“From the narrations (of Hadith), prohibition appears to be clear. Tirmizi and Ibn Maajah narrating from Abu Umaamah said that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) prohibited buying and selling slave girls who were singers and said that their price is haraam, and their singing is haraam.

Baihqi narrated that Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu) said that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Do not buy and sell slave girls who are singers. Do not teach them
(singing). There is no goodness in their trade. Their price is haraam”

Ibn Ani Dunya, Tabrani and Ibn Mardawiyyah narrate from Abu Umaamah (radhiyallahu anhu) that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “I take oath by That Being Who has sent me with the True Deen: When a man raises his voice with singing, Allah Ta’ala appoints two shaitaans over him. They mount onto his shoulders and strike their feet against his breast until he maintains silence.”

Ibn Abi Dunya in Zamm-e-Malaahi, and Baihqi in Sunan, narrate that Ibn Mas’ud (radhiyallahu anhu) said that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Singing germinates hypocrisy in the heart just as water causes vegetables to grow.”

These narrations pertain to singing without musical instruments. Most dalaail establish the hurmat (prohibition) of musical instruments.Imaam Bukhaari narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “There will appear in my Ummah such people who will legalize silk, liquor and musical instruments.”

Tirmizi narrated from Yahya Bin Saeed that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “When my Ummah perpetrated 15 acts, calamities will settle on them.” Among these are musical instruments and singing girls. Bazzaaz, Muqaddasi, Ibn Mardawiyyah, Abu Nuaim and Baihqi (rahmatullah alayhim) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Two sounds are mal-oon (accursed) in both this world and the Aakhirah: the sound (voice) at the time of singing, and the sound of wailing (screaming) at the time of calamity.”

It is recorded in Tahmatut Muhdaat that Qais Bin Sa’d Bin Ubaadah (radhiyallahu anhu) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Undoubtedly, my Rabb has made haraam liquor, gambling and musical instruments.”

Ibn Abbaas (radhiyallahu anhu) said: “The duff is haraam and musical instruments are haraam.” (Baihqi) In Mishkaat is recorded the narration of Baihqi who reports that Jaabir (radhiyallahu anhu) said that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: “Singing germinates hypocrisy (nifaaq) in the heart in the same way as water causes plants to grow.”

Besides these Ahaadith, there are many more narrations which explicitly forbid music and singing.

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