The Ruling on Religious Anthems
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Question:
The questioner says: I would like to ask Shaykh Salih about the religious anthems that are interspersed with pauses, especially those that have become widespread among people on mobile phones and elsewhere. Are they permissible?
Answer:
There are no religious anthems; this is with the Sufis. Religious anthems are with the Sufis, and they are an innovation (bid'ah). As for those other than the Sufis, they do not have anthems; rather, they have the remembrance of Allah, recitation of the Qur'an, tasbih, tahlil, and takbir. This is what the people of the Sunnah and the community adorn themselves with. They do not adorn themselves with anthems; rather, it is the innovating Sufis who adorn themselves with them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
The questioner says: I would like to ask Shaykh Salih about the religious anthems that are interspersed with pauses, especially those that have become widespread among people on mobile phones and elsewhere. Are they permissible?
Answer:
There are no religious anthems; this is with the Sufis. Religious anthems are with the Sufis, and they are an innovation (bid'ah). As for those other than the Sufis, they do not have anthems; rather, they have the remembrance of Allah, recitation of the Qur'an, tasbih, tahlil, and takbir. This is what the people of the Sunnah and the community adorn themselves with. They do not adorn themselves with anthems; rather, it is the innovating Sufis who adorn themselves with them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, O Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/102 — archive.org (7:39)
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