Is there a distinction between songs and music regarding their prohibition?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: We have a professor who distinguishes between songs and music. He says that what is forbidden is the songs, while music is permissible.
The Shaykh:
No, on the contrary, music is unanimously agreed to be forbidden, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said. As for songs, they are lighter than music. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
But he is more afraid of music. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: We have a professor who distinguishes between songs and music. He says that what is forbidden is the songs, while music is permissible.
The Shaykh:
No, on the contrary, music is unanimously agreed to be forbidden, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah said. As for songs, they are lighter than music. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
But he is more afraid of music. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1476- هل يُفرَّق بين الأغاني والموسيقى من حيث التحريم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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