A very important warning about the harms of frequently listening to anthems and moral poems instead of the Noble Qur'an.
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The Shaykh : This is an important point. You may find some people whose hearts become humble when they listen to moral poems or what is now called Islamic anthems. Undoubtedly, this diminishes the reverence for the Qur'an in their hearts to the extent that their reverence for these poems has increased. Then their souls become accustomed to being admonished only by these things, so their admonishment by the Qur'an decreases. This is a point that a person must be aware of. However, under no circumstances is there any harm in a person listening to moving pieces, whether in verse or prose, because a person may become bored. As Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) used to invite some of the Sufis to listen to some moving pieces sometimes, not always.
These matters require a person to be observant of his heart and to treat it. If he sees that his heart does not benefit except from these poems, let him turn away from them and turn to the Qur'an. Whoever is not admonished by the Qur'an, there is no good in him. Allah the Exalted said:[Yunus 10:57] The Qur'an is admonition and a healing. Some moral poems may be admonition and may be a healing, or they may not be. A person may be affected by them when he hears or reads them in the moment, but they do not nourish his heart. However, the Qur'an is admonition and a healing for what is in the breasts. This is a very important point. May Allah forgive Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
The student : Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Some of the scholars, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : Some of the scholars...
The Shaykh : By Allah, I say this is from this or from this. We stop here. If the servant looks...
The reader: We read from the beginning, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: For this reason, you will find that we stop at the beginning.
The Shaykh : What?
The reader: We stop at its beginning. For this reason, you will find, and thus you will find, because much of what follows is observed.
The Shaykh : For this reason, you will find that...
The reader: ...from listening to poems more than...
The Shaykh : Okay, so this is a good position. Okay.
These matters require a person to be observant of his heart and to treat it. If he sees that his heart does not benefit except from these poems, let him turn away from them and turn to the Qur'an. Whoever is not admonished by the Qur'an, there is no good in him. Allah the Exalted said:
O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts
يا أيها الناس قد جاءتكم موعظة من ربكم وشفاء لما في الصدورThe student : Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Some of the scholars, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The questioner : Some of the scholars...
The Shaykh : By Allah, I say this is from this or from this. We stop here. If the servant looks...
The reader: We read from the beginning, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The reader: For this reason, you will find that we stop at the beginning.
The Shaykh : What?
The reader: We stop at its beginning. For this reason, you will find, and thus you will find, because much of what follows is observed.
The Shaykh : For this reason, you will find that...
The reader: ...from listening to poems more than...
The Shaykh : Okay, so this is a good position. Okay.