Ibn 'Abbas's statement on singing and the interpretation of the verse in Surat Luqman
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Why did Ibn 'Abbas, when asked about singing, say, "It is not forbidden except what is in a book for him," even though it is authentically reported from him that he interpreted the verse in Surat Luqman to mean that singing is what is intended by it?
Answer:
No, his intention was that this indicates its prohibition by the Book of Allah. I do not forbid except what Allah forbids, and the Qur'an has forbidden singing, so Ibn 'Abbas and others forbid it.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Why did Ibn 'Abbas, when asked about singing, say, "It is not forbidden except what is in a book for him," even though it is authentically reported from him that he interpreted the verse in Surat Luqman to mean that singing is what is intended by it?
Answer:
No, his intention was that this indicates its prohibition by the Book of Allah. I do not forbid except what Allah forbids, and the Qur'an has forbidden singing, so Ibn 'Abbas and others forbid it.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 25-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:29)
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