The Ruling on Listening to Songs for Entertainment
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Question:
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! What is the ruling on listening to songs if they are for entertainment and do not distract from the worship of Allah or from prayer?
Answer:
Listening to songs is not permissible, and it is one of the causes of the sickness of hearts and their deviation from guidance. Allah said:[Luqman 31:6] Most of the scholars said that idle talk is singing, and that the cause of delight is idle talk; this is what the scholars said. Al-Imam al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) elaborated on this matter in *Zad al-Ma'ad* and explained its harms. Therefore, listening to songs from the radio or other tapes is an evil that leads to the sickness of hearts and prevents them from the Qur'an and good. Yes.
The questioner says: Your Eminence the Shaykh! What is the ruling on listening to songs if they are for entertainment and do not distract from the worship of Allah or from prayer?
Answer:
Listening to songs is not permissible, and it is one of the causes of the sickness of hearts and their deviation from guidance. Allah said:
And of the people is he who buys the amusement of speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
Source
وجوب التعاون على البر والتقوى — islamhouse.com (1:10:12)
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