What is the ruling on using the hand drum in celebrations for men, and likewise in Islamic anthems?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. What is the ruling on using the hand drum in celebrations for men, and likewise in Islamic anthems? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only granted a dispensation for striking the hand drum for women on the occasion of marriage. So the permission to strike the hand drum in marriage is specific to women, as evidenced by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted women to strike the hand drum and recite from the well-known poems: "We have come to you, we have come to you, so greet us with a greeting," up to the end of what was reported.
So its use on the occasion of marriage is specific to women according to the majority of the scholars, and the wisdom behind that is to announce the marriage. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 1895Da'if (Darussalam) with the hand drum. As for Islamic anthems, we do not know any anthems by this name. There are no Islamic anthems; rather, there are poems. If these poems are decent and free from indecency and from satire,
and from cursing and insulting, then there is nothing wrong with reciting them on the occasion of marriage or otherwise. Reciting decent, beneficial poetry is not a problem, provided there are no collective melodies or collective voices as you know them now. Rather, these collective anthems are only known among the Sufis. As for reciting poetry in a way that benefits both the reciter and the listener, there is nothing wrong with it. Hassan ibn Thabit used to recite his poems in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and other poets used to recite their poems in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They used to recite poetry while traveling to encourage the journey, and they used to recite poetry during hard work to encourage the workers. So reciting decent poetry on special occasions is not a problem. As for what they call Islamic anthems that have appeared in this time, which are composed with collective voices, or with the voices of singers, or with pleasant melodies, these have no basis in the religion of Islam. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. What is the ruling on using the hand drum in celebrations for men, and likewise in Islamic anthems? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) only granted a dispensation for striking the hand drum for women on the occasion of marriage. So the permission to strike the hand drum in marriage is specific to women, as evidenced by the fact that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted women to strike the hand drum and recite from the well-known poems: "We have come to you, we have come to you, so greet us with a greeting," up to the end of what was reported.
So its use on the occasion of marriage is specific to women according to the majority of the scholars, and the wisdom behind that is to announce the marriage. His saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Announce this marriage, and beat
أعلنوا هذا النكاح واضربوا عليهand from cursing and insulting, then there is nothing wrong with reciting them on the occasion of marriage or otherwise. Reciting decent, beneficial poetry is not a problem, provided there are no collective melodies or collective voices as you know them now. Rather, these collective anthems are only known among the Sufis. As for reciting poetry in a way that benefits both the reciter and the listener, there is nothing wrong with it. Hassan ibn Thabit used to recite his poems in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and other poets used to recite their poems in the presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). They used to recite poetry while traveling to encourage the journey, and they used to recite poetry during hard work to encourage the workers. So reciting decent poetry on special occasions is not a problem. As for what they call Islamic anthems that have appeared in this time, which are composed with collective voices, or with the voices of singers, or with pleasant melodies, these have no basis in the religion of Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم استعمال الدف في الفرح للرجال، وكذلك في الأناشيد الإسلامية؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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