Listening to poetic dialogue
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on listening to poetic dialogue?
Answer:
There is no knowledge in it, no time is spent on it, and it has no benefit. It is mere entertainment with no benefit, and it is not fitting for a Muslim to waste his time on it, because it is a form of amusement that causes one to neglect the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It may contain insults, excessive praise, or lies. It is not permissible to listen to it.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on listening to poetic dialogue?
Answer:
There is no knowledge in it, no time is spent on it, and it has no benefit. It is mere entertainment with no benefit, and it is not fitting for a Muslim to waste his time on it, because it is a form of amusement that causes one to neglect the remembrance of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It may contain insults, excessive praise, or lies. It is not permissible to listen to it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، أبواب السلم والقرض والرهن — islamhouse.com (21:11)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.