Obedience to the Father in Listening to Songs

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Question:
I am a young man who does not want to listen to songs, but my father wants me to listen to them. What should I do? Should I disobey him or not?

Answer:
Yes, do not obey him in listening to songs, because songs are a sin, and it is not permissible to obey a creation in the disobedience of the Creator, Glorified and Exalted is He. Allah the Exalted says:

but accompany them in [this] world with appropriate kindness

وَصَاحِبْهُمَا فِي الدُّنْيَا مَعْرُوفًا

[Luqman 31:15]

, so obedience is only in what is right, but in what is wrong and in sin, do not obey anyone, not your father, nor anyone other than your father; in sin, do not obey anyone.

But if they endeavor to make you associate with Me that of which you have no knowledge, do not

وَإِن جَاهَدَاكَ عَلَىٰ أَن تُشْرِكَ بِي مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِ عِلْمٌ فَلَا

[Luqman 31:15]

obey him.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says:

Obedience is only in what is right

إنما الطاعة للمعروف

And he (peace and blessings be upon him) says:

There is no obedience to a creation

لا طاعة لمخلوق

This is general, including the father and others, in the disobedience of the Creator, but obey him in matters other than that which are permissible, as for this issue, do not obey him in it, yes.

Source الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة وأ،جوبة - 07 — archive.org (3:12)

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