The Ruling on Listening to Anashid Instead of Music
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We often hear from some of them this statement: "Listen to anashid instead of listening to music, because it is lighter in sin." He asks: Is this phrase and this guidance correct?
Answer:
This is like the one who says, "Wash the urine with urine." Impurity is not washed away with impurity. Listen to the Qur'an, my brother. If you want to listen, listen to the words of the scholars. Yes, do not listen to anashid. Anashid lead you to songs. I have only known anashid among the partisan groups, where they are their slogan, or among the Sufis, only these two groups.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: We often hear from some of them this statement: "Listen to anashid instead of listening to music, because it is lighter in sin." He asks: Is this phrase and this guidance correct?
Answer:
This is like the one who says, "Wash the urine with urine." Impurity is not washed away with impurity. Listen to the Qur'an, my brother. If you want to listen, listen to the words of the scholars. Yes, do not listen to anashid. Anashid lead you to songs. I have only known anashid among the partisan groups, where they are their slogan, or among the Sufis, only these two groups.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما سماعه من المرأة الأجنبية أو الأمرد فمن أعظم المحرمات — islamhouse.com (49:12)
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