The Shaykh’s position on the permissibility of singing, with an explanation of the evidence
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the people was given the evidence for the prohibition of singing, and then he said, “Our Shaykh says it is lawful.” Does this fall under the verse[At-Tawbah 9:31]?
Answer:
The one who brings the evidence from the Qur’an and says, “Our Shaykh, by my oath.” No, yes, he has taken his Shaykh as a god, there is no doubt about this. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. One of the people was given the evidence for the prohibition of singing, and then he said, “Our Shaykh says it is lawful.” Does this fall under the verse
They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah
اتَّخَذُوا أَحْبَارَهُمْ وَرُهْبَانَهُمْ أَرْبَابًا مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِAnswer:
The one who brings the evidence from the Qur’an and says, “Our Shaykh, by my oath.” No, yes, he has taken his Shaykh as a god, there is no doubt about this. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب من أطاع العلماء والأمراء في تحريم ما أحل الله أو تحليل ما حرم الله فقد اتخذهم أربابًا من دون الله — islamhouse.com (1:09:06)
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