In recent times, listening to a radio station that broadcasts songs has become widespread, particularly among young men and girls, and a radio has been dedicated to it.

The questioner : He said: In recent times, listening to a radio station that broadcasts songs has become widespread, particularly among young men and girls, and a specific radio has been dedicated to it. We see that a number of young men have come to listen to this a lot. In fact, you see young men in the markets turning it up to the highest volume and driving around the streets with that sound. So what is your guidance, may Allah guide you, and your warning to those who listen to it?

The Shaykh : As for my guidance to the general public: It is obligatory to avoid these songs, because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that . Do you know what "al-har" is? "Al-har" means unlawful sexual intercourse. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) associated the legalization of intoxicants and unlawful sexual intercourse with the legalization of musical instruments. And "al-ma'azif" in the Arabic language and according to the scholars are instruments of amusement. These songs that are heard are not free from instruments of amusement. Therefore, legalizing them is forbidden, listening to them is forbidden, and raising the volume among Muslims is forbidden. So it is obligatory to stop them, not to listen to them, and not to broadcast their tapes, so that we may be a righteous nation that cooperates in righteousness and piety and does not cooperate in sin and aggression. And let it be known that the one who raises the volume, if his intention is to defy the people of knowledge and religion, then in reality he is not defying them for their persons, but he is defying them for what they carry of the knowledge of the Shari'ah and the religion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And he is in great danger that Allah may turn his heart astray and corrupt his worldly life and his Hereafter, may Allah protect us from that. And if his intention is that those who love these songs will listen to them so that he can attract them to himself, then this is less than the first, but it is ugly. And it is obligatory to be cautious of these songs, and to replace them with tapes of the Qur'an, hadith, or knowledge, so that a person may benefit from them. Yes.