What is the ruling on Islamic nasheeds?
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Question : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. May Allah welcome you, O Shaykh. May Allah welcome you. O Shaykh, in this recent period, what is called Islamic nasheeds has spread among the youth in a very great way. One finds that instead of reciting the Qur'an, he recites these nasheeds. So what do you say, may Allah preserve you?
Answer : We do not say anything about them because, as I said, they have varied. Some of them are composed with melodies just like the melodies of obscene songs, some come with enticing and captivating voices, and some have a subject that is wrong and erroneous, either by exaggeration in religion or otherwise. For this reason, we cannot rule on them with a single ruling because they are different. As for replacing something with the Qur'an, whatever that thing may be, it is pure error. Do they want something better than the Book of Allah? Can there be an admonition more eloquent than the admonition of the Book and the Sunnah?
Perhaps these people should review their matter. Yes, if it were assumed that they read the Qur'an and the hadiths and take admonition from them, but sometimes they find laziness and lethargy, so they read poems, for example, or listen to them to soften the heart and stir up resolve. This is permissible,
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, may Allah bless you
Answer : We do not say anything about them because, as I said, they have varied. Some of them are composed with melodies just like the melodies of obscene songs, some come with enticing and captivating voices, and some have a subject that is wrong and erroneous, either by exaggeration in religion or otherwise. For this reason, we cannot rule on them with a single ruling because they are different. As for replacing something with the Qur'an, whatever that thing may be, it is pure error. Do they want something better than the Book of Allah? Can there be an admonition more eloquent than the admonition of the Book and the Sunnah?
Perhaps these people should review their matter. Yes, if it were assumed that they read the Qur'an and the hadiths and take admonition from them, but sometimes they find laziness and lethargy, so they read poems, for example, or listen to them to soften the heart and stir up resolve. This is permissible,
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, may Allah bless you
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2359- ما حكم الأناشيد الإسلامية/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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