 God, the Most Merciful, NEVER
prohibited music or singing in His COMPLETE and PERFECT book, the Quran,
but some people did. They tried to distort the law of God. They used fabricated
stories in the books of Hadiths and Sunna that contradict the Quran, contradict
the simple human common sense and insult the prophet Muhammed. The prophet
Muhammed followed and preached ONLY the Quran. The ignorant
and misguided
Muslims, unable to accept God and His law in the Quran looked for different
kind of laws in the interpretation of Imams (leaders), Sahaba (companions)
and Tabi'in (followers). They invented their own laws and claimed that "Music
and singing are Haram." Those who are confused follow the interpretation
of other human idols and their laws and disregard the clear laws of God in
the Quran.
. There are certain basic understanding that you should know when talking
about any laws in Islam (Submission). I will talk briefly about these basics
first, God willing;
(1) Quran is a COMPLETE, PERFECT AND FULLY DETAILED BOOK, (as far as this
religion is concerned): See 6:19.,38 and 114; 7:52; 17:12; 11:1; 41:3; 12:111,
and 16:89. Those who refuse this notion by God Almighty should not go any
further. They will not see or understand anything as God promised in His
book.
(2) The Prophet Muhammed, lived , ruled by, preached and followed the Quran
alone. See 5:48-50
(3) God is the ONLY source of law, 6:114. No one, including the prophet Muhammed,
can prohibit what God did not, 66:1. When the Prophet Muhammed once
did, God admonished him in public to remind the believers that ONLY GOD can
prohibit. See 66:1 and 33:37.
(4) In addition to reminding us repeatedly that the Quran is DETAILED, God
told us that He detailed for us what has been prohibited for us, see for
example 6:119.
God did not need assistance from any Imams, Sahaba or Tabi'in. God did not
expect or wanted the prophet Muhammed to make his own laws. The Prophet Muhammed
did not bring any laws other than the Quran, but the fabricators of the books
of Hadiths and Sunna did.
(5) God does not forget, 19:64. He did not forget to prohibit Music or singing
and waited for someone else to do it. The prohibition of Music and singing
cannot be found in the Quran because God did not prohibit them.
(6) Those who believe God in His own book believe that Quran is a COMPLETE
BOOK as far as Islam is concerned and it is as well regarding all the
prohibition. The list of prohibitions in the Quran does not include Music
or singing. God does not play games with us or mean to confuse us. When needed,
prohibitions are given straight forward so as to leave no doubt in the minds
of the believers, See 39:28.
(7) God could have used both words, music AND/OR singing or words referring
directly and clearly to them, if He so chose, See 31:27 and 18:109. The TRUE
BELIEVERS know that the absence of these words from the Quran is because
God did not prohibit them and not because God does not use them, forget them,
know them or know how.
(8) The Quran teaches us that God is extremely displeased with those who
prohibit anything that was not specifically prohibited in the Quran, see
16:112-116.
(9) The upholding of any prohibitions not specifically mentioned in the Quran
(e.g., prohibiting Music and singing) is tantamount to idolatry (6:142-152).
Such prohibitions represent some other god(s) besides God.
(10) God condemned innovated prohibitions in 7:32
"Say, "Who prohibited the nice things God has
created for His creatures, and the good provisions?" Say,"such provisions
are to be enjoyed in THIS life by those who BELIEVE. Moreover, the good
provisions will be exclusively theirs on the Day of resurrection." We thus
explain the revelations for people who know."
7:32 (QURAN)
(11) God condemned any other Hadith than the Quran for religious laws, and
called His book, the Quran, the BEST Hadith. God called on the believers
to follow only His Hadith, the Quran, and so did the prophet Muhammed. See
7:185, 10:36, 31:6, 39:23, 45:6, 52:34, 68:44, 77:50, 39:29..., etc.
 Let us ponder for few seconds
at our universe and the way God created this world.
While we might remember that Galileo once said, "Mathematics is the language
in which God wrote the universe.", it may be fair enough to say that Music
is the spoken language of that universe.
Any keen observer of the universe will realize that the whole universe was
created with music in every corner of it. Our languages are but music. Our
crying, laughing, snoring, yelling or screaming are but music. Our heart
beats, bowel sounds, and breath sounds are but music. The birds, the animals,
the trees, the oceans, the wind and the clouds are all created with their
own music. Those who are blind in the heart and deaf to the truth do not
and cannot understand that music is in every corner of their universe. With
music in every thing around us, it is naive to think that the One God who
created all this music prohibited it. Those who claimed that Music and singing
are haram, lied about God and prohibited what God did not.
The human being was created and given one of the most valuable gifts, a voice
box, which is in reality a music box. This voice box, or the larynx is one
important instrument that allows us to communicate with each other and with
other creatures around us. Our arrival and departure to and from this world
are celebrated with that special music, the cry of the newborn or the cry
for the departing one. The arrival of the newborn to this life is announced
by his/her scream, the best music to the mother's ear. For the earlier months
of the human being's life, the only way of communication is through the music
that his/her voice box makes until he/she learns the more sophisticated music
that is called the spoken language. It is not surprising to find out that
listening to a foreign language is like listening to music with different
notes. Those who prohibit music do not understand their Islam, or the basic
gifts in life that God gave them.
Our daily life around us is full of music.Examples of such music around us
can be found in every equipment or instrument we use, alarm clock, radio
,TV, cars , telephone , computer , the door bell, the kids toys, the exotic
birds, the lawn mower..., etc. All these are but few of the music producing
instruments in our life.
 God created the music in our universe
like the air and water and many other provisions. We cannot prohibit the
water because someone cooks his pork in it and we cannot prohibit the air
because someone contaminates it with marijuana fumes. Music is as pure as
the fresh spring water and the fresh breeze of the ocean. It is the human
beings who can use it or abuse it. Music is one of the great
provisions from
God that we should be grateful for. We should use it and enjoy it like we
enjoy all the other provisions from God. If you indulge in eating your favorite
food or drinking your favorite juice to the point you do not have time to
do all your other duties towards God, then you committing a sin. Your food
and drinks would not become haram (prohibited). If you indulge in any kind
of music or singing that occupy you to the point that you do not remember
God or your duties towards Him, then you are committing a sin but the music
itself does not become haram (prohibited). If someone sings a song encouraging
corruption or misbehavior then listening to that song intentionally may be
a sin but this does not make all singing haram (prohibited.) We have to remember
that some music and songs that are used to advocate violence, sex or drugs
are haram because of its contents and not because music or singing per se
is haram. We should be able to make this distinction and refuse the kind
of music or singing that violates the teaching of God in the Quran by advocating
vice. We should however be able to enjoy the beautiful and clean music and
songs that make us more appreciative of the blessings that God bestowed
on us.
Those who really appreciate music and the beautiful voices that God created,
are more appreciative of God's creations and closer to God than those who
prohibit what God did not and see evil in every beautiful creation of God.
"Say, "Who prohibited the nice things God has
created for His creatures, and the good provisions?" Say,"such provisions
are to be enjoyed in THIS life by those who BELIEVE. Moreover, the good
provisions will be exclusively theirs on the Day of resurrection." We thus
explain the revelations for people who know."
7:32 (QURAN)
 In conclusion, MUSIC AND SINGING
WERE NEVER PROHIBITED BY GOD. They are part of the most beautiful creations
of God. As long as they do not call on the people or encourage them to commit
sins, they are for the TRUE BELIEVERS TO ENJOY while remembering God with
every beautiful note or rhythm.
La Elaha Ella Allah, There is no god besides God.
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