The Ruling on Religious Anthems
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Question:
A question is asked of your eminence: What is the ruling on religious anthems?
Answer:
There are religious anthems; these are among the Sufis. They are the ones who take anthems as worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), instead of the remembrance of Allah, instead of remembering Allah with tasbih, tahlil, and takbir. They take anthems and songs. This is among the Sufis, not among us. Yes.
A question is asked of your eminence: What is the ruling on religious anthems?
Answer:
There are religious anthems; these are among the Sufis. They are the ones who take anthems as worship of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), instead of the remembrance of Allah, instead of remembering Allah with tasbih, tahlil, and takbir. They take anthems and songs. This is among the Sufis, not among us. Yes.
Source
75-لقاءات مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 09-5-2-1433 — archive.org (49:42)
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