The Disagreement on the Issue of Songs and Music
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have a friend who says that songs and music are a matter of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) among the scholars, and that there is strong disagreement on it. Is what he mentions correct?
Answer:
Disagreement does not justify the forbidden. You should look at the evidence he has; follow the evidence, and do not say the issue is disputed and permissible. No, disagreement does not justify for you taking the forbidden. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: I have a friend who says that songs and music are a matter of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning) among the scholars, and that there is strong disagreement on it. Is what he mentions correct?
Answer:
Disagreement does not justify the forbidden. You should look at the evidence he has; follow the evidence, and do not say the issue is disputed and permissible. No, disagreement does not justify for you taking the forbidden. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (1:02:35)
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