Salaam Aleikom,

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Islam is not against happiness and pleasure. Good, clean, wholesome, and healthy entertainment is not only allowed but also encouraged in Islam. Singing, chanting and reciting poetry are all-acceptable in Islam as long as the songs or poems have good meanings and they do not make people forget their religious and social obligations. There is nothing wrong in listening to songs, but one must be very careful in selecting the songs. Do not listen to songs that praise sinful deeds or excite people to commit sin or to indulge in immoral behavior. Do not listen to the songs that turn you away from the path of Allah. Do not get addicted to songs that you keep on listening to them day and night. Unfortunately there are a lot of songs now a day that lead to sin and shameful deeds and they are very addictive. It is for this reason many conscientious Muslims forbid listening to songs.
We cannot forbid all songs and poetry. Good songs and poetry have been in Islamic culture since the time of the Prophet -peace be upon him. The Prophet -peace be upon him- himself listened to good poetry and encouraged Hassan bin Thabit, who was known as "the Poet of the Prophet" to say the poetry in the praise of Allah and in the honor of His Religion and His Messenger. When a woman was married to an Ansari (a man of Madinah) the Prophet said to his wife 'Aishah, "Did they have any entertainment? The Ansar are fond of entertainment." (Al-Bukhari) Ibn 'Abbas -may Allah be pleased with him- reported that when 'Aishah gave one of her female relatives in marriage to a man from the Ansar, the Prophet -peace be upon him- asked her, "Did you send a singer along with her?" "No", said 'Aishah. The Prophet -peace be upon him-then said, "The Ansar are a people who love poetry. You should have sent along someone who would sing, 'Here we come, to you we come, greet us as we greet you.'" (The Prophet even gave the words of a local song.) On the day of Eid, two girls came to the Prophet's house and they along with his wife 'Aishah played hand drum and sang a song. When Abu Bakr -may Allah be pleased with him- wanted to stop them, the Prophet -peace be upon him- said, "Leave them, Abu Bakr. These are the days of Eid" (Bukhari and Muslim).

Concerning the music the opinions differ. There are some Muslim scholars who have the opinion that all music is haram in Islam. They say that the Qur'an has forbidden "laghw and lahw" (idle things and things that distract, see Al-Mu'minun 32:3; Luqman 31:6). They say that music is part of the laghw and lahw that Allah has forbidden. They also quote some Ahadith, which prohibit music, or claim that, the Prophet -peace be upon him- said that he came in order to destroy to instruments of music.

But there are some other scholars and jurists who do not agree that all music is necessarily laghw and lahw. They say that reading some books could be also idle and distracting thing, while some music is soothing and relaxing and it does not mislead the people from the path of Allah. Imam Ibn Hazm was of the opinion that all those Ahadith that say that music was forbidden and prohibited were fabricated (mawdu') and unacceptable. Imam Shawkani in his famous Nail al-Awtar (vol. 8 pp. 260-271) has mentioned that some Sahabah, the Companions of the Prophet, used to listen to music.
He even wrote a book with the title, "Ibtal Da'wa Al-Ijma' 'ala Tahrim Mutlaq al-Sama'" (The Refutation of the Alleged Claim of Consensus on the Absolute Prohibition of Music and Songs).(Een veel beproken boek) tevens met veel weerleggingen, toegegeven.

While it is not right to say that all music is prohibited in Islam, it is important to use great discretion in the case of music. A lot of music that is available in the markets now days are very dangerous and harmful. Muslim youth should be extremely careful. There are, however, some Muslim groups in different countries who are developing songs that are very good enjoyable, entertaining, and have good positive message.

Ik weet het niet beter, dat is nooit de intentie van het respons.

Allah weet het beter. Er is een meerderheid van scholars die het afkeuren maar wat doe je dan met de genoemde ahadith waar het wel mag en wat doe je dan met de verzen waarin staat dat Allah het schonk aan profeet David? Waarom worden die dan genergeert en hoe reageer je daar dan op? Ga je als moslim dan toch af op de meederheid? En wie is die meerderheid? Salafi? La, Shokran. Of volg je bijv, Sheikh Yusuf `Abdullah Al-Qaradawi, wat de meeste Egyptenaren dus doen.

Question of Fatwa I have been Muslim for twelve years and stopped listening to music, because I was told that was Haram. Is it halal or haram to listen to songs and music?
Name of Mufti Yousif Ali Qardawi
Content of Reply Among the entertainments, which may comfort the soul, please the heart, and refresh the ear is singing. Islam permits singing under the condition that it is not in any way obscene or harmful to Islamic morals. There is no harm in its being accompanied by music, which is not exciting.

Je kunt naar mooie, vredige muziek luisteren, je kunt ook naar trash luisteren, ik ben meer voor de vrijheid van een ieders keuze.

Ik luister naar muziek, ik reis, ik maak foto�s, videos voor mijn familie en vrienden in Nederland en stuur ze per e-mail en dat is allemaal haram. Allah heeft de religie niet moeilijk gemaakt het zijn mensen die dat doen.

Heavy Metal in Egypt

In Egypt, heavy-metal music is making a quiet comeback

By Omar Sinan
First Published: August 18, 2006

CAIRO: Welcome to Egypt's heavy-metal scene, making a tentative comeback in a conservative Muslim society nine years after a government crackdown amid allegations of satanic worship, drug use and group sex among the upper-crust youthful fans.

�We are Arab Muslims. We respect our religion. But we only love this music," said Noor, a 23-year-old part-time German language teacher and guitarist for Dark Philosophy, an Egyptian heavy-metal band.

Noor has no illusions that the music will catch on in a society where many young adults still date with a chaperone.

�The first step is always the hard one," he said. �People are not used to our music and songs yet. People cannot get over all the negativities that happened in the past."

In January 1997, about 100 heavy-metal and rock music fans were arrested in Cairo by state security officers on suspicious of satanic worship.

Egypt's state-controlled media carried stories of clandestine parties with drugs, group sex and satanic rituals, including exhuming corpses and killing cats to drain their blood.

Egyptian authorities have banned heavy-metal concerts. But as police controls eased over time, fans organized discreet gatherings, usually in remote areas around Cairo and Alexandria.

Mohammed Azzam, a graphic designer and pioneer of Egypt's heavy-metal scene, said musicians just want to play music and they discourage talk of satanic rituals.

Azzam attributes criticism to prejudice and misconceptions.

"We have such a shallow society, "Azzam said. "Because we wear black and listen to loud music, that doesn't mean we are Satanists."

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Salaam Nefertiti

salaam aleykoum,

Nog meer bewijzen nodig?dan kan ik rustig even rondzoekenm naar meer bewijs maar de ahadiths en koraan is hier duidelijk over elhamdullilah

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In eerste instantie geplaatst door alzukar In eerste instantie geplaatst door ABTT In eerste instantie geplaatst door alzukar Een domme vraag misschien: als muziek haram is (Bach trouwens ��k?)hoe staat het dan met -bijvoorbeeld- wiskunde? Dat is dan toch ��k een (metaforische)valstrik op het rechte pad van Allah? Wat zeggen Koran en Hadith hierover? hoe bedoel je? In de Islam is een mens verplicht om naar (nuttige, 7alale) kennis te zoeken, ik begrijp niet waarom je muziek met wiskunde vergelijkt. Omdat bij wiskunde, evenals bij muziek, sprake kan worden van ontaarding, van autonome zichzelf-versterkende denkpaden die uitmonden in zaken die in disharmonie zijn met bedoeling van de Schepper zoals geopenbaard middels de natuur. Ik wil je, in dit verband, wijzen op een boek als: "Descartes droom", een wiskundige visie op de wereld (auteurs P.J Davis en R.Hersch).

Ik denk niet dat je wiskunde kunt mengen met verleiding en zondes (waar jij precies op doelt is mij niet duidelijk, misschien moet je het wat duidelijker zijn). Ikzelf krijg meer respect voor de Schepper wanneer ik wat aan wiskunde doe (en dat terwijl mijn niveau vrij laag ligt), het vergroot je inzicht, verbreedt je horizon en vergroot je dankbaarheid, vanwege het feit dat God(Allah swt) je dat vermogen heeft geschonken om zijn complexe universum wat meer te begrijpen