What is the ruling on listening to what is called Islamic songs?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on listening to what is called Islamic songs? And are there cases where the ruling differs from one to another?
Answer:
We have said, and we continue to say and repeat, and others among the advisors say: There are no Islamic songs. Songs, yes, there are songs, but calling them Islamic, no. What is the evidence that they are Islamic? Islamic means from Islam, and this requires evidence that they are from Islam. As for them being songs, yes, they are songs; they are a type of singing, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the ruling on listening to what is called Islamic songs? And are there cases where the ruling differs from one to another?
Answer:
We have said, and we continue to say and repeat, and others among the advisors say: There are no Islamic songs. Songs, yes, there are songs, but calling them Islamic, no. What is the evidence that they are Islamic? Islamic means from Islam, and this requires evidence that they are from Islam. As for them being songs, yes, they are songs; they are a type of singing, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [300 -858] ما حكم السماع لما يسمى بالأناشيد الإسلامية؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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