• 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

THE SUMMARY OF THIS DISCUSSION

For the guidance and benefit of Muslims, we present here the ruling of the Shariah on music and singing.

(1) All musical instruments are haraam, including the duff.

(2) The duff is permitted by the Shaafi Math-hab for marriage occasions provided that it is not used as an instrument of lewd music as is the general practice. It is primarily an instrument of announcing the marriage. But no one uses the duff in our environment. In our societies the duff no longer exists. The modern-day musical drums are not the duff mentioned in the Hadith.

(3) Public singing for an audience, even without music and even if the song is not immoral, is haraam.

(4) Singing to oneself without instruments is permissible provided it does not become a habit nor is much time squandered in it.

(5) Singing which has become an occupation is not permissible. Such unlawful singing is the feature of nazam- singing which the satanic radio stations run by misguided Muslims have introduced. It is not permissible to listen to the radio-qaseedahs on account of it having become an occupation, and also because of the haraam kuffaar musical tones which accompany the futility of nazams. The English nazams are particularly evil and haraam due to the kuffaar style and tune of the singing.

One of the most effective tools of enticement which Dajjaal will offer will be music and singing with which he will lure, entrap and destroy people in the cauldron of kufr he will boil for them.“And, when they (the Mu’mineen) pass by laghw (futility and haraam), they pass with noble dignity (never participating therein).” (Qur’aan)

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