The Ruling on Singing Dhikr
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The questioner : Now, what is the ruling on singing dhikr, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Singing dhikr means making it like singing?
The questioner : No, no, like, like, no, like singing the Qur'an, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : It is not an innovation or anything.
The Shaykh : It is not an innovation, but I would prefer that it not be done, because Allah the Exalted says:[Ali 'Imran 3:78].
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is better not to do it.
The Shaykh : Singing dhikr means making it like singing?
The questioner : No, no, like, like, no, like singing the Qur'an, I mean.
The Shaykh : Yes. It appears that there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : It is not an innovation or anything.
The Shaykh : It is not an innovation, but I would prefer that it not be done, because Allah the Exalted says:
And indeed, there is among them a party who alter the Scripture with their tongues so you may think it is from the Scripture, but it is not from the Scripture
وَإِنَّ مِنْهُمْ لَفَرِيقًا يَلْوُونَ أَلْسِنَتَهُم بِالْكِتَابِ لِتَحْسَبُوهُ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَمَا هُوَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So it is better not to do it.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1740- حكم التغني بالذكر /سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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