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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Defining singing as beautifying the voice with poetry

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is this definition of singing correct, which is beautifying the voice with poetry that contains delight in listening to it?

Answer:
Yes, it is. And this is close to the meaning. It is beautifying the voice and accompanying it with musical instruments and what is similar to that. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل هذا السماع الشيطاني المضاد للسماع الرحماني له في الشرع بضعة عشر اسمًا — islamhouse.com (57:15)

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