The Ruling on Listening to the Hand Drum and Singing, and the Evidence Cited
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some students of knowledge hold that there is no explicit evidence for the prohibition of listening to the hand drum; rather, the evidence is explicit for its permissibility. They cite the hadith of the woman who vowed to strike the hand drum in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the hadith of the two girls who were singing in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They also argue that the default is the innocence of the conscience. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
It is a permissible statement, but it has a rebuttal. The default is the prohibition of singing, or as it says:[Luqman 31:6], and this is general. Likewise, in the other hadith, it says: So the default is the prohibition of singing. What is excluded from this is what came in the following, which is striking the hand drum. The hand drum is specific, for the occasion of marriage, for women, for the occasion of marriage for women only. I mentioned it in the institution because it is part of announcing the marriage. Also, when a traveler arrives, which happened with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when the traveler arrived, we returned to that and promised it. Salih returned and struck on the head of the gathering behind him, a log, and struck on the head. The head, the head of the two women, until near the traveler, so he struck for her with that.
And other than that, it is from all the instruments of music, because in the hadith it mentions that they make lawful the evil, silk, wine, and the musical instruments. The musical instruments are all the instruments of music. So what is made lawful is only in the occasion of marriage and in the occasion of the festival.
As for the story of the two girls, the two girls were small, they were children, it was from the category of children’s play. From the category of children’s play. And not like the two who are of age. And it was on a day of festival. It was not in a place of sin. As for those who are not of age, small children, they play. And this was on a day of festival, not in a place of sin.
If it is said that singing and the hand drum are lawful, no one says this except a hungry person or a thief, a closed, closed person, who bypasses the texts and says there is nothing in the matter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, he says: Some students of knowledge hold that there is no explicit evidence for the prohibition of listening to the hand drum; rather, the evidence is explicit for its permissibility. They cite the hadith of the woman who vowed to strike the hand drum in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the hadith of the two girls who were singing in the presence of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). They also argue that the default is the innocence of the conscience. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
It is a permissible statement, but it has a rebuttal. The default is the prohibition of singing, or as it says:
And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِA group will appear in the last of time who make lawful the ball, the fire, the moon, and the musical instruments, and the singers sing for them.
قوما في آخر الزمان يستحلون الكرة والحريق والقمر والمعازف تعزف عليهم البينات يعني المغنياتAnd other than that, it is from all the instruments of music, because in the hadith it mentions that they make lawful the evil, silk, wine, and the musical instruments. The musical instruments are all the instruments of music. So what is made lawful is only in the occasion of marriage and in the occasion of the festival.
As for the story of the two girls, the two girls were small, they were children, it was from the category of children’s play. From the category of children’s play. And not like the two who are of age. And it was on a day of festival. It was not in a place of sin. As for those who are not of age, small children, they play. And this was on a day of festival, not in a place of sin.
If it is said that singing and the hand drum are lawful, no one says this except a hungry person or a thief, a closed, closed person, who bypasses the texts and says there is nothing in the matter.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 51 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / يا قوم فرض الهجرتين بحاله / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:10:09)
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