The Response to Those Who Said That Music Is Not Forbidden Because It Is Not Mentioned in the Qur'an
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I heard some people say that music is not forbidden, for if it were forbidden, Allah would have mentioned its prohibition in the Qur'an, just as He mentioned the prohibition of zina and khamr. He asks: How is the answer to that?
Answer:
That is to say, is it necessary that everything be mentioned in the Qur'an? What is mentioned in the Sunnah is mentioned in the Qur'an[Al-Hashr 59:7]. The Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) after the Qur'an must be followed, yes. And the consensus of the ummah, if they agree on something, must be followed. The matter is not limited to the Qur'an alone, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I heard some people say that music is not forbidden, for if it were forbidden, Allah would have mentioned its prohibition in the Qur'an, just as He mentioned the prohibition of zina and khamr. He asks: How is the answer to that?
Answer:
That is to say, is it necessary that everything be mentioned in the Qur'an? What is mentioned in the Sunnah is mentioned in the Qur'an
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain from
وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 59 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/معى السمود/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (43:37)
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