The Condemnation of Poetry and Listening to It in the Hadith of Nafth
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the hadith of seeking refuge, in which *nafth* is interpreted as poetry, mean that poetry is condemned, and so is listening to it?
Answer:
The default ruling is that it is from the breath of Satan, and it may contain what is true and what is beneficial. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Indeed, some poetry is wisdom"Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 48:220. It contains something beneficial in terms of wisdom, admonitions, truth, and the Arabic language, from which one benefits without doubt.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the hadith of seeking refuge, in which *nafth* is interpreted as poetry, mean that poetry is condemned, and so is listening to it?
Answer:
The default ruling is that it is from the breath of Satan, and it may contain what is true and what is beneficial. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Indeed, some poetry is wisdom"
And indeed, some eloquence is sorcery
وإن من البيان لسحرا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثاني عشر في علاج مرض القلب بالشيطان — islamhouse.com (1:08:04)
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