The Sufis' Chants and Their Connection to Singing
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Are the chants performed by some of the Sufis the forbidden singing?
Answer:
Yes, the Sufis have nothing but singing; they use it to draw near to Allah and consider it a remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because Satan has made it attractive to them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Are the chants performed by some of the Sufis the forbidden singing?
Answer:
Yes, the Sufis have nothing but singing; they use it to draw near to Allah and consider it a remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), because Satan has made it attractive to them.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل في الفرق بين زيارة الموحدين للقبور وزيارة المشركين — islamhouse.com (1:07:40)
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