Praising singers and making du'a for them in the newspapers
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Question:
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, about some newspaper writers who write about singers and actors, praising them with what they do not deserve, and asking Allah to grant them success in presenting works that please their audiences? Is this considered transgression in du'a?
Answer:
Yes, this is transgression in du'a, because he is making du'a for a sin, because he is making du'a for a sin, because singing songs, playing musical instruments, and enjoying music is a sin. So he is making du'a for a sin. And who is it that makes du'a for severing family ties? So it is transgression in du'a. As for their loving this art and exalting it, that is for every sinner in the neighborhood, whether they are aware of it or not. Everything has someone who encourages it; the people of good encourage good, and the people of evil encourage evil, and birds fall upon their like, as the proverb says. Yes.
What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh, about some newspaper writers who write about singers and actors, praising them with what they do not deserve, and asking Allah to grant them success in presenting works that please their audiences? Is this considered transgression in du'a?
Answer:
Yes, this is transgression in du'a, because he is making du'a for a sin, because he is making du'a for a sin, because singing songs, playing musical instruments, and enjoying music is a sin. So he is making du'a for a sin. And who is it that makes du'a for severing family ties? So it is transgression in du'a. As for their loving this art and exalting it, that is for every sinner in the neighborhood, whether they are aware of it or not. Everything has someone who encourages it; the people of good encourage good, and the people of evil encourage evil, and birds fall upon their like, as the proverb says. Yes.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وكذلك الشحام والعلاف والنجار أهل الجهل بالقرآن — islamhouse.com (24:43)
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