Since the time we're little kids we have been exposed to music, be it in the form of "captain planet theme song", "Pakistani naghmay" or some other form altogether. The thing is that when you're exposed to something so much you become desensitized to it and you accept it as it is without asking yourself whether it is right or wrong. The same has been the case with most of us and music, it is literally a part of our daily norms.
So when I initially found out that music is haraam and that we shouldn't listen to it, I started thinking about it and it did make sense. Why was it so? Because I thought of all the ways in which music affects us; it can alter our moods, it can exaggerate our moods, it is extremely addictive and also because most forms of music make us lose our composure. It can even at times act as a drug and make people experience trance-like states e.g. what happens to people in concerts. Moreover music gives way to obscenity, hypocrisy and even to noise pollution (in the very literal sense, of course).
Having said all that, I still found that there was much confusion among people regarding music, some people argue that music is a form of expression and can be used to address important issues faced in one's society. But a friend once compared this to the like of selling wine and saying that the money generated will be given in charity. Here, the money being given away in charity does not change the fact that wine is haraam. Similarly using music for good or bad means doesn't change the character of music which is in itself bad to begin with.
Of course, people can still come up with a million more justifications as to why music is not haraam. You see thats the beauty of humans, they can justify doing everything and anything that they derive pleasure from. But whatever the case maybe the bottom-line is that music indeed is haraam and the sooner we accept this, the sooner we can rid our homes of such an evil. This is a very serious matter, so please take it seriously. Here is a link to a lecture which covers the topic of music in Islam beautifully, please take out time to listen to it:
http://darulislam.powweb.com/DOI/Maulana%20Suliman%20Mulla/D_Maulana%20Suliman%20Mulla%20-%20Music%20and%20its%20Evils.mp3
JazakAllah
So when I initially found out that music is haraam and that we shouldn't listen to it, I started thinking about it and it did make sense. Why was it so? Because I thought of all the ways in which music affects us; it can alter our moods, it can exaggerate our moods, it is extremely addictive and also because most forms of music make us lose our composure. It can even at times act as a drug and make people experience trance-like states e.g. what happens to people in concerts. Moreover music gives way to obscenity, hypocrisy and even to noise pollution (in the very literal sense, of course).
Having said all that, I still found that there was much confusion among people regarding music, some people argue that music is a form of expression and can be used to address important issues faced in one's society. But a friend once compared this to the like of selling wine and saying that the money generated will be given in charity. Here, the money being given away in charity does not change the fact that wine is haraam. Similarly using music for good or bad means doesn't change the character of music which is in itself bad to begin with.
Of course, people can still come up with a million more justifications as to why music is not haraam. You see thats the beauty of humans, they can justify doing everything and anything that they derive pleasure from. But whatever the case maybe the bottom-line is that music indeed is haraam and the sooner we accept this, the sooner we can rid our homes of such an evil. This is a very serious matter, so please take it seriously. Here is a link to a lecture which covers the topic of music in Islam beautifully, please take out time to listen to it:
http://darulislam.powweb.com/DOI/Maulana%20Suliman%20Mulla/D_Maulana%20Suliman%20Mulla%20-%20Music%20and%20its%20Evils.mp3
JazakAllah
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