The Ruling on Young People Listening to Islamic Anthems
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Your Eminence! In this period, what is called Islamic anthems has spread among some of the youth, and sometimes the committed youth listen to them excessively. What is your opinion on them?The Shaykh: First, you said to me: committed youth. Who gave you this phrase?The questioner: We consider them to be among the committed youth.
The Shaykh: I do not mean that, nor do I intend to certify their righteousness or lack thereof, but using the word "committed" for a good person is not correct.Read the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): [Fussilat:30] Or did they commit themselves?Now read the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): (Say: I have believed in Allah, then remain firm).
So I hope our brothers will change this word, because this is what came in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
However, the word "committed" has another meaning among the jurists.They say: "Committed" refers to one who adheres to the rulings of Islam, even if he is a Jew or a Christian. They call the People of the Dhimma "committed." Read the book on Hudud in Fiqh, and you will find that the Hadd is obligatory upon every adult, sane, committed person who knows the prohibition.They said: And the committed one is the Muslim, the Jew, and the Christian (the People of the Dhimma).
Take this with you and convey it to its owners. Change (committed) to (firm) in accordance with the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and to avoid what the jurists have agreed upon in their books.
I say: Islamic anthems, when they first appeared, were not a problem. We heard them. They have enthusiasm and move the heart, although it is not a movement of worship, because a person comes from himself with enthusiasm and boldness, and does not find asceticism, scrupulousness, and worship as he would if he heard them from other anthems.Meaning: There are poems in them that soften the hearts and necessitate fear, and there are poems to the contrary, for enthusiasm and impulsiveness.But it was said to me: Now they have developed to deteriorate. There is sometimes music or hand drums in them. They are also composed in the style of low songs. They also have beautiful voices that bewitch men and women. Therefore, we cannot rule on them with a general ruling until we know the tape that is in this.
The Shaykh: I do not mean that, nor do I intend to certify their righteousness or lack thereof, but using the word "committed" for a good person is not correct.Read the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُواSo I hope our brothers will change this word, because this is what came in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
However, the word "committed" has another meaning among the jurists.They say: "Committed" refers to one who adheres to the rulings of Islam, even if he is a Jew or a Christian. They call the People of the Dhimma "committed." Read the book on Hudud in Fiqh, and you will find that the Hadd is obligatory upon every adult, sane, committed person who knows the prohibition.They said: And the committed one is the Muslim, the Jew, and the Christian (the People of the Dhimma).
Take this with you and convey it to its owners. Change (committed) to (firm) in accordance with the Qur'an and the Sunnah, and to avoid what the jurists have agreed upon in their books.
I say: Islamic anthems, when they first appeared, were not a problem. We heard them. They have enthusiasm and move the heart, although it is not a movement of worship, because a person comes from himself with enthusiasm and boldness, and does not find asceticism, scrupulousness, and worship as he would if he heard them from other anthems.Meaning: There are poems in them that soften the hearts and necessitate fear, and there are poems to the contrary, for enthusiasm and impulsiveness.But it was said to me: Now they have developed to deteriorate. There is sometimes music or hand drums in them. They are also composed in the style of low songs. They also have beautiful voices that bewitch men and women. Therefore, we cannot rule on them with a general ruling until we know the tape that is in this.