Praise be to Allaah.
The Standing Committee
for Academic Research and Issuing Fatwas issued a statement refuting this
article, the text of which is as follows:
The scholars of the Standing Committee said:
In refutation of these specious arguments the Committee has
stated the following:
Firstly: it is not permissible for anyone to discuss matters
of sharee’ah except scholars of sharee’ah who are specialized and qualified
to research and examine issues. The writer of this article is not a seeker
of shar’i knowledge (taalib ‘ilm) so it is not permissible for him to
discuss something in which he is not specialized. Hence he has made many
mistakes and said many ignorant things, and spoken about Allaah and His
Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) without
knowledge. This is a sinful matter and is misguiding his readers. By the
same token it is not permissible for the media – newspapers, magazines, etc
– to give space to those who are not scholars of sharee’ah to discuss shar’i
rulings and write about things that are not their specialty, so that the
Muslims may be protected from their ideas and beliefs.
Secondly: Nothing can benefit the deceased after his death
except that which is indicated by the shar’i evidence, such as the report in
which the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:
“When a man dies, his (good) deeds come to an end except three: ongoing
charity, beneficial knowledge and a righteous son who will pray for him.”
Narrated by Muslim, 1631. As for the sins that a person committed during his
lifetime, and died without having repented from them – including singing –
he will be punished for them unless Allaah forgives him for them by His
Grace and kindness. So it is not permissible to resurrect them and revive
them after he has died, lest that sin be added to the sins that he committed
during his lifetime, because the harm of that extends to others, as the
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever
introduces a bad practice into Islam, the burden of that sin will be upon
him, as will the sin of those who do it after him, without that detracting
from their burden in the slightest.” Narrated by Muslim, 1017.
Thirdly: With regard to his comment that “There is no text in
the Holy Qur’aan which forbids singing and music,” this reflects his
ignorance of the Qur’aan. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e.
music, singing) to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah without knowledge,
and takes it (the path of Allaah, or the Verses of the Qur’aan) by way of
mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell‑fire)”
[Luqmaan 31:6]
The majority of
mufassireen say that what is meant by Lahwa al-hadeeth (“idle talks”)
in this verse is singing. Another group says that it is every sound of
entertainment, which includes flutes, stringed instruments and so on. All of
these mislead men from the path of Allaah and cause misguidance. It is
proven that Ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him), the great Sahaabi
who was one of the scholars of the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with
them) said, commenting on this verse: “By Allaah, this refers to singing.”
And he said: “It causes hypocrisy to grow in the heart as water causes herbs
to grow.”
And there are many ahaadeeth which point to the prohibition
of singing and musical instruments and indicate that they are a means which
leads to great evil and bad consequences. The great scholar Ibn al-Qayyim
(may Allaah be pleased with him) discussed the rulings on singing and
musical instruments in great detail in his book Ighaathat al-Lahfaan.
Fourthly: This writer tells lies about the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) by saying that he used to listen
to songs and music and enjoined them at Eid and on occasions such as
marriage and other joyous occasions. It is proven that he (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) granted a dispensation to women only, when
there are no men present, allowing them to beat the daff and sing nasheeds
which are free of any mention of love or the music and instruments, which
includes the permissive songs that exist nowadays. Rather he allowed
nasheeds that are free of such offensive characteristics and he allowed
beating the daff only, not other kinds of drums or musical instruments, to
proclaim marriage. It is narrated in saheeh ahaadeeth, as in Saheeh
al-Bukhaari, that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) forbade musical instruments of all types and issued stern warnings
against them. It is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari and other books of
hadeeth that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)
said: “There will be among my ummah people who will regard as permissible
zina (adultery), silk, alcohol and ma’aazif (musical instruments).
Some people will camp at the top of a mountain with their shepherd looking
after their sheep, and a poor man will come and ask for something, and they
will say, ‘Come back to us tomorrow.’ But Allaah will destroy them and level
the mountain, and will turn others into monkeys and pigs until the Day of
Resurrection.”
The word ma’aazif (translated above as musical
instruments) refers to singing and all kinds of instruments. The Messenger
of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) condemned those
who regard as permissible zina (adultery), the wearing of silk for men and
the drinking of alcohol, and who listen to singing and musical instruments.
He mentioned that alongside zina, alcohol and the wearing of silk by men,
which indicates that singing and musical instruments are emphatically
forbidden.
Fifthly: With regard to this writer’s comment that there are da’eef (weak) ahaadeeth which some quote
as evidence that singing and music are forbidden, but it is not right to
attribute them to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon
him) in order to support an opinion or prevent something that some people do
not agree with, this reflects his ignorance of the Sunnah, for the
evidence that singing is forbidden is to be found partly in the Qur’aan and
partly in Saheeh al-Bukhaari, as stated above, and partly in other
books of Sunnah, which the earlier scholars used as evidence that singing
and music are forbidden.
Sixthly: The opinion of some scholars who allow singing is an
opinion that is refuted by the evidence which forbids that. The point here
is that we should follow what the evidence says and not that which goes
against it. We may take or leave the words of anyone except the Messenger of
Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
This writer must repent to Allaah from what he has written,
and he should nor speak about Allaah and His Messenger without knowledge,
for speaking about Allaah without knowledge is mentioned alongside shirk in
the Book of Allaah.
May Allaah help us all to learn the truth and follow it.
May Allaah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad
and upon his family and companions.
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