How should a Muslim advise his brothers not to listen to songs?
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Question:
What is the method or way a Muslim should use to advise a listener of songs to leave them and go with righteous friends?
Answer:
He advises that one should fear Allah, and strive to listen to the Qur'an, to listen to the Prophetic hadiths, and to listen to the sermons of the scholars. One should attend the gatherings of the people of good and the company of the righteous, so that one benefits. One should beware of listening to songs that divert from the path of Allah. There is much good in the radio broadcast of the Qur'an; one listens to the Qur'an, the speech of Allah, about which Allah said:[Sad 38:29]. The best thing to listen to is the speech of the Lord, Mighty and Majestic: [Sad 38:29]. And He, Glorious and Exalted, says: [Muhammad 47:24], and says: [Al-An'am 6:155], before you: [Al-An'am 6:155], and says: [Al-A'raf 7:204]. It is recited either on a recorder you have, or by one of your brothers who is present reciting it, or you hear it on the radio broadcast of the Qur'an. This is made easy by the praise of Allah. Likewise, listening to the sermons delivered in the mosques, and the circles of knowledge that exist in the mosques, and what takes place among the company of the good in the way of studying and kind words. For the company of the good brings nothing but good. If you keep the company of the righteous and sit with the righteous, you will benefit from them and be safe from the evil of the wicked, their talk, and the falsehood to which they call. Yes.
What is the method or way a Muslim should use to advise a listener of songs to leave them and go with righteous friends?
Answer:
He advises that one should fear Allah, and strive to listen to the Qur'an, to listen to the Prophetic hadiths, and to listen to the sermons of the scholars. One should attend the gatherings of the people of good and the company of the righteous, so that one benefits. One should beware of listening to songs that divert from the path of Allah. There is much good in the radio broadcast of the Qur'an; one listens to the Qur'an, the speech of Allah, about which Allah said:
[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ[This is] a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], that they might reflect upon its verses and that those of understanding would be reminded.
كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُ إِلَيْكَ مُبَارَكٌ لِّيَدَّبَّرُوا آيَاتِهِ وَلِيَتَذَكَّرَ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِThen do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?
أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَاAnd this [Qur'an] is a Book We have revealed
وَهَٰذَا كِتَابٌ أَنزَلْنَاهُso follow it and fear Allah that you may receive mercy.
فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَاتَّقُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَSo when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy.
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 134 كيف ينصح المسلم إخوانه بعدم سماع الأغاني؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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