A Guide to the Prohibition of Hearing the Singing of the Houris in Paradise for One Who Listens to Singing in This World
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, you said that whoever listens to singing in this world will not hear the singing of the houris in Paradise. Is this based on an explicit text, or is it an analogy to intoxicants?
The Shaykh:
Yes. And whoever engages in these matters is deprived of it, as you heard in the poem. What is the poem?
The questioner:
“Purify your hearing if you desire to hear.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. This indicates that it is not possible for one to hear the singing of Paradise, because one does not combine listening to songs and amusement in this world with hearing the singing of Paradise. This is because he has not done any righteous deed that qualifies him to hear the singing of Paradise. Paradise is not attained except through deeds; it is not attained, nor is what is in it attained, except through deeds, by the mercy of Allah[An-Nahl 16:32] meaning by what you used to do. It is not attained through wishes. Is Paradise attained through wishes? It is only attained through deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, you said that whoever listens to singing in this world will not hear the singing of the houris in Paradise. Is this based on an explicit text, or is it an analogy to intoxicants?
The Shaykh:
Yes. And whoever engages in these matters is deprived of it, as you heard in the poem. What is the poem?
The questioner:
“Purify your hearing if you desire to hear.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. This indicates that it is not possible for one to hear the singing of Paradise, because one does not combine listening to songs and amusement in this world with hearing the singing of Paradise. This is because he has not done any righteous deed that qualifies him to hear the singing of Paradise. Paradise is not attained except through deeds; it is not attained, nor is what is in it attained, except through deeds, by the mercy of Allah
Enter Paradise for what you used to do."
ادْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
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