The Ruling on Islamic Anthems.

The questioner : Shaykh, we have been afflicted with what is called Islamic anthems. I have seen them take the songs of the wicked and distort the words, replacing them with Islamic words. What is the ruling on this practice?

The Shaykh : Naturally, as we all know, if Allah wills, first of all, there are no religious anthems or Islamic anthems in Islam. There is poetry, without a doubt, that many Muslims have recited, both in the past and recently, to which the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) applies: If the poetry is like any other good speech, then reciting it is good. However, a condition for this recitation is that it be in the Arab-Islamic style and not be set to a licentious melody, as you mentioned in your question just now, where they take some modern songs set to melodies that are not Arab-Islamic and apply these anthems with Islamic words to these non-Islamic melodies. This is the first point. Second, we hear that many of these anthems do not escape being free of some words and phrases that contradict the Shari'ah. Third and finally, these anthems, which they call religious anthems, have taken the place of the Noble Qur'an. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was keen for the Muslims to focus on memorizing the Qur'an and to sing with it, to the point that he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And he said in another hadith: So today, the Muslim youth turn away from tending to the Qur'an and singing with it, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded, and turn instead to singing with these anthems that are called by a name other than their true name—religious anthems, Islamic anthems. The truth is that I see in the present age that among the schemes of Satan against many Muslims is that he diverts them from what is prescribed to what is not prescribed, under flashy names. And most people, as the Lord of the Worlds said, do not know. Therefore, we advise the Muslim youth not to sing with what is called Islamic anthems. They will find in the books of scholars and in the books of old Arab literature excellent poetry encouraging good morals, heroism, bravery, and the like. So, if a person wishes at times to sing and to be entertained with some poetry, there is no harm, provided that it is not of the lowly poetry known in the present age. This is my answer to your question.
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