The Ruling on Melodizing Supplication and Composing Music for It
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Question:
What is the ruling on melodizing supplication and composing music for it, as well as melodizing the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) after the prayer?
Answer:
Improving the voice is permissible, but composing music in the sense of making it melodious is not permissible, neither in supplication nor in anything else, because it turns the dhikr, or even the Qur'an, into songs.
What is the ruling on melodizing supplication and composing music for it, as well as melodizing the dhikr (remembrance of Allah) after the prayer?
Answer:
Improving the voice is permissible, but composing music in the sense of making it melodious is not permissible, neither in supplication nor in anything else, because it turns the dhikr, or even the Qur'an, into songs.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب السادس فى أنه لا سعادة للقلب ولا لذة ولا نعيم ولا صلاح إلا بأن يكون إلهه وفاطره وحده هو معبوده وغاية مطلوبه، وأحب إليه مما سواه — islamhouse.com (57:53)
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