The Ruling on Musical Instruments and Citing Scholarly Disagreement
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Question:
That I bought a clock in a nearby Arab country. I recall telling someone that this has been common for a long time, like now and like now, so I clarified that this is a matter of proof, and it must be clarified, and it does not apply to such Muslims.
Answer:
There is no doubt that musical instruments are forbidden in all their types, by the consensus of the Muslims, as reported by Imam Saif al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah in the Fatawa, and Imam Ibn al-Qayyim in Ighathat al-Lahfan, who mentioned the consensus of the scholars on the prohibition of musical instruments in all their types. And in Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5590, Allah will strike the earth with them, so musical instruments are forbidden by the consensus of the Muslims and by the text of the hadith, and nothing of them is permissible. Because they are instruments of it and were liberated.
And whoever disagrees with this, his disagreement is of no account against the consensus and the text. Disagreement does not justify doing something until the evidence is known. There must be evidence. If there is disagreement, one must return to the evidence. If the evidence is with one of the two groups, it is obligatory for us to follow it. And if one of the two groups is contrary to the evidence, it is obligatory for us to reject him and not follow his saying. And if he is among the best of people, how much more so if he is among those who pretend to be scholars, or among the deluded, and may Allah protect us, who follow their desires? Is it permissible for us to follow them? Yes.
That I bought a clock in a nearby Arab country. I recall telling someone that this has been common for a long time, like now and like now, so I clarified that this is a matter of proof, and it must be clarified, and it does not apply to such Muslims.
Answer:
There is no doubt that musical instruments are forbidden in all their types, by the consensus of the Muslims, as reported by Imam Saif al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah in the Fatawa, and Imam Ibn al-Qayyim in Ighathat al-Lahfan, who mentioned the consensus of the scholars on the prohibition of musical instruments in all their types. And in Sahih al-Bukhari
That a group in the end times will make lawful
أن قوما في آخر الزمان يستحلونillegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments
الحر والحرير والخمر والمعازفAnd whoever disagrees with this, his disagreement is of no account against the consensus and the text. Disagreement does not justify doing something until the evidence is known. There must be evidence. If there is disagreement, one must return to the evidence. If the evidence is with one of the two groups, it is obligatory for us to follow it. And if one of the two groups is contrary to the evidence, it is obligatory for us to reject him and not follow his saying. And if he is among the best of people, how much more so if he is among those who pretend to be scholars, or among the deluded, and may Allah protect us, who follow their desires? Is it permissible for us to follow them? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 من 16 / شرح مسائل الجاهلية / المسألة السبعون/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:13:36)
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