Oaths to refrain from songs, then listening to nasheeds

Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I swore an oath not to listen to songs, but then I listened to nasheeds, so I would be breaking that oath.

Answer:
If we consider nasheeds to be a type of song, then yes, you break the oath. But if we consider them to be recitation (inshad) and not nasheeds, then recitation is permissible. In recitation, one recites poetry or listens to someone reciting it. There is nothing wrong with that. There is a difference between inshad and nasheeds. In my view, nasheeds are a type of song because they are composed with melody and rhythm and sung in a group. They are intended to take pleasure in their choruses, just as is the case with songs. In my opinion, it breaks the oath because it is a type of song.