Prohibited Singing

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al-Ghinaa' al-Muharram - You must know the prohibited singing. Music and singing in general is Haram in Islam unless it is free from any prohibited musical instruments such as wind or string instruments as well as free from any other prohibition such as swearing, cursing, imitating disbelievers, imitating the opposite gender, speaking about sexual matters or unlawful sexual practices, freemixing etc. Allah says,

“But among men there is many a one that prefers a mere play with words [to divine guidance], so as to lead [those] without knowledge astray from the path of Allah, and to turn it to ridicule: for such there is shameful suffering in store.” al-Qur’an, Surah Luqmaan, 31:6

This verse was revealed about a man from Quraysh who used to follow the Prophet (saw) and tell stories to the people, using singing girls and music, to distract the people from the preaching of the Prophet (saw) , and Allah dispraised him and prohibited music.

However, nowadays many people have neglected this fact just as the Prophet (saw) prophesized,

“Among my Ummah there will certainly by people who permit Zinaa, silk, alcohol and musical instruments…” Saheeh al-Bukhari Ta’leeqan, Hadith no. 5590 and narrated as mawsool by al-Tabaraani and Sunan al-Bayhaqi and Silsilah al-Saheehah by al-Albaani, no. 91]

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