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Listening to music and singing is a sin and cause for the sickening and weakening of the heart. The majority of the scholars of the Salaf are unanimous that listening to music and singing and using musical instruments is Haram (prohibited).

Evidence that Music and Singing are Haram

1. Allaah http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/swt.gif said, what translated means, "And of mankind he who purchases idle talks to mislead (people) from the Path of Allaah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allaah) by way of mockery, For such there will be a humiliating torment." [31:6].

Al-Wahidi http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/rahma.gif, along with other scholars of Tafsir (explaining the Qur'aan), said that "Idle Talk" in this Ayah is singing. The following companions gave this Tafsir: Ibn Abbas, Ibn Masud, Mujahid and Ikrimah http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/F...716/ranhum.gif. Ibn Masud http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/F...716/ranhum.gif said, "By Allaah, whom there is no God except Him, idle talk is singing."

2. The Prophet http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/saws.gif said (which means), "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful. And there will be some people who will stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening their shepherd will come to them with their sheep and ask them for something, but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allaah will destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs and they will remain so till the Day of Resurrection." [Al-Bukhari Volume 7, Book 69, Number 494v].

This Hadeeth states that musical instruments are Haram, and there is no disagreement among the scholars on this. In his book, Ighathat Al-Lahfan, Ibn Al-Qayyim http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/rahma.gifsaid, "When the Prophet http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/saws.gif said, 'render as lawful,' he meant that it was unlawful, then the people made it lawful."

3. Abu Hurayrah http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/F...716/ranhum.gif narrated that the Prophet http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/saws.gifsaid, what translated means, group of this nation will be transformed into monkeys and swine." They said, "Do not they testify that there is no god except Allaah and that Muhammed is His Messenger?" He said, "Yes. And also they fast pray and perform Hajj." They said, "Then, what is their problem?" He said, "They use musical instruments, drums and female singers. (One day) they will go to sleep after a night of drinking and having fun, In the morning, they will be transformed (by Allaah) into monkeys and swine." [Iughathat Al-Lahfan].

4. Allaah http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1716/swt.gif said, criticizing the Kuffar's worship around the Kaa'bah, what translated means, "Their prayer at the House (Kaa'bah) was nothing but Muka'an and Tasdiyah." [8:35]. Ibn Abbas, Ibn Umar, Atiyyah, Muj ahid, Ad-Dhahh'akhttp://www.geocities.com/Heartland/F...716/ranhum.gif, AlHasan and Qatadah said that Muka'an means whistling, and that Tasdiyah means clapping of hands.