Listening to singing and its incompatibility with the eagerness for the Qur'an
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: Does listening to singing conflict with the eagerness for the Qur'an and dhikr (the remembrance of Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Ibn al-Qayyim says: The love of the Qur'an and the love of the melodies of singing do not coexist in the heart of a servant.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner asks: Does listening to singing conflict with the eagerness for the Qur'an and dhikr (the remembrance of Allah)?
Answer:
Yes, indeed. Ibn al-Qayyim says: The love of the Qur'an and the love of the melodies of singing do not coexist in the heart of a servant.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل في بيان كيد الشيطان لنفسه قبل كيده للأبوين — islamhouse.com (47:39)
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