What is the ruling on nasheeds? And what are their conditions?

Question:
What is the ruling on nasheeds? Because many young people listen to them and leave the Qur'an, or they listen to them more than they listen to the Qur'an. And if they are permissible with conditions, what are those conditions?

Answer:
Nasheeds are of the same kind as poetry: their good is good, and their bad is bad. If they are sound nasheeds with good meanings, there is nothing wrong with them. If they are poor nasheeds with poor meanings, they are prohibited. They are of the same kind as poetry. So if the nasheeds are in praise of intoxicants, or calling to lewd acts, or the like of that, then these are prohibited. But if they are nasheeds encouraging knowledge, seeking knowledge, dutifulness to parents, maintaining family ties, preserving the prayer, and the like of that, then they are acceptable.