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It is forbidden and is not permissible to play musical instruments or listen to songs

and tunes. The majority of scholars say that it is haraam, including the four imams
of fiqh: Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafa’i and Ahmad (may Allaah have mercy on
them all).

The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Among
my ummah there will be people who will regard as permissible adultery, silk, alcohol
and musical instruments.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (5590). See also: al-Silsilah al-
Saheehah by al-Albaani (91).

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

This hadeeth indicates that musical instruments are haraam; this includes all types
of instruments.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (11/535).

And he said:

It is well known that during the best three generations of which the Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best of generations are my
generation among whom I was sent, and the one that follows them, and the one that
follows them”, neither in the Hijaz nor in Syria nor in Yemen nor in Iraq nor in Egypt
nor in Khorasan was there anyone among the people of goodness and religious
commitment who would gather with others to listen to this innovated type of singing
for the purpose of purifying the hearts. Hence it was regarded as makrooh by the
imams such as Imam Ahmad and others, and al-Shaafa’i regarded it as one of the
innovations of the zindeeqs (heretics) when he said: In Baghdad I left behind
something that was innovated by the zindeeqs who called it taghbeer (a type of
singing) and diverted the people from the Qur’aan thereby.
Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (10/77).

Ibn al-Qayyim said: If the zamr (a kind of pipe or flute),which is the least evil of
musical instruments, is haraam, then what about those which are worse such as the
‘oud (a stringed instrument), tambour (drum) and yaraa’ (a reed instrument)? No
one who has had the slightest whiff of knowledge should hesitate to regard them as
haraam, and the least that can be said is that they are the symbol of corrupt
evildoers and wine drinkers.
Ighaathat al-Lahfaan (1/228).
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Sheikh Ahmad Kutty, a senior lecturer and an Islamic scholar at the Islamic Institute
of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, states:

“Music is an issue that has been hotly debated by scholars of the past and the
present. While many of them have been generally inclined to condemn all forms of
music, with the singular exception of ad-duff (tambourine) in weddings, quite a few
of them have taken a more positive approach of considering only music containing
sensual, pagan, or unethical themes or subliminal messages as being categorically
forbidden.

The latter view seems to be more consistent with the general nature of Islam, which
is undoubtedly a complete way of life that caters to all of the genuine human
instincts and needs within permissible limits. Thus, to say that all music is forbidden
in Islam does not seem to agree with the balanced approach of Islam to issues of
human life and experience.

Traditions often cited by the first group scholars to justify condemnation of all
musical instruments and music, according to some scholars, are considered as either
spurious, or phrased in such way solely because of their associations with drinking,
dancing, and sensuality.

While everyone agrees that all forms of music that contain pagan, sensual themes,
or subliminal messages are clearly forbidden, the latter group of scholars considers
all forms of music free of such themes and messages as permissible."

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