Question being asked because a friend of mine threw his guitar away last year but now that summer is approaching hes bored and has a lot of time on his hand.
Re: Is playing a guitar really unislamic?
All musical instruments are prohibited in Islam irrespective of what it is played for or the type of attraction it has.
Hadhrat Abi-Umaamah (Radhiallaahu Anhu) said that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, ‘Verily, Allah has sent me as a mercy for the worlds and as a means of guidance for the worlds, and He has commanded me to destroy musical instruments (flute, etc.) and idols…’ (Mishkaatpg.318)
Hadhrat Ibn Mas'ood (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) declared every wine, gambling, beating of
drums and every intoxicant as Haraam. (Abu Dawud)
Hadhrat Ali (Radhiallaahu Ánhu) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam) prohibited the beating of drums. (Kanzul Ummaal)
The Kubah (drum) is Haraam. (Bayhaqi; Musnad Bazzar)
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I don't understand why though.. I can see drugs and gambling and prostitution being haraam.. but why music? why? its pleasurable to everyone and it has no harm at all... yea mujra and al that crap haraam but why plain ol soothing music instrument?
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Prophet s.a.w said music is the food of Shaitan.
It creates hypocracy in the heart.
It makes you a coward. (for girly men, hehe)
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^^ music is the food of shaitan ? music is PLEASURABLE dude.. its good for your ears.. it has so many positive influences on your health also... its soothing... relaxing.. and has many other uses (depending on what kind of music it is) I guess its the radicalized taliban version of Islam that strongly condems music.. stop promoting that **** man :(
*I'm going back to listening David Guetta*
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^if you don't agree.....fine. Stop condemning sayings of the Prophet(SAW)........
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^^ give me some proper reference of the prophet (PBUH) clearly saying all forms of music are haraam..
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I don't understand why ppll want to blindly follow whatever interpretation there is out there, or whatever ideology is promoted by whatever groups.. remember.. everyone has their biases and political goals.. this kind of shyte is ruining islam and it deeply hurts me to see this.. even though im not a fully practicing musim..
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music is GOOOD.
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^From all the relevant ahadith it is clear that music was not part of early islamic culture. At the very least it was an tolerable taboo.....now to ask for something saying that music is haram i cannot provide this. For example, we all know to eat human flesh is haram but is there a clear hadith saying this?
Despite this i don't say music is haram it is merely disliked. According to Islamic consensus music hardens the heart. This is logical for me as well bcoz i used to listen to music a lot.
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I heard that the guitar was brought over to Europe (to be exact Spain) by the arabs. They did it when Islam was spreading out all over the world.
It is a arabic instrument.
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According to Islamic consensus music hardens the heart. This is logical for me as well bcoz i used to listen to music a lot.
Then either your interpretation of Islamic consenus is wrong or Islamic consensus is wrong. Because it most certainly, 100%, without doubt, does NOT harden the heart.
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HEHEH
yes the guitar is the rooot of all evil !! it drives people to murder and crime and ‘hardens’ the heart !! destroy all guitars everywhere (LOL)
you are absolutely right :
“The word guitar is a persian loanword to Iberian Arabic. The word qitara is an Arabic name for various members of the lute family that preceded the Western guitar. The name guitarra was introduced into Spanish when such instruments were brought into Iberia by the Moors after the 10th century.[1]](Guitar - Wikipedia) According to Merriam-Webster[2]](Guitar - Wikipedia), the English word derives from French guitare, which in turn comes from Spanish guitarra. The Spanish word was borrowed directly from Arabic qītār which was in turn adapted from Greek kithara. The Greek word may have, according to etymonline.com, its roots in the Persian word sitar.”
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No only you are wrong. Mr agnostic. You always talk without a reference.
hehehe…who said guitar is evil of all roots?
Dont try to be a hyperbole. you music lover.
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Sayyiduna Abu Malik al-Ash’ari (Allah be pleased with him) reports that he heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) say: “There will appear people in my Ummah, who will hold adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments to be lawful” (Sahih al-Bukhari)
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Abu Malik al-Ash’ari (Allah be pleased with him) narrates a similar type of Hadith, but a different wording. He reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Soon there will be people from my Ummah who will consume alcohol, they will change its name (by regarding it permissible. m), on there heads will be instruments of music and singing. Allah will make the ground swallow them up, and turn them into monkeys and swine” (Sahih Ibn Hibban & Sunan Ibn Majah, with a sound chain of narration).
In the above two narrations, the word ma`azif is used. The scholars of the Arabic language are unanimous on the fact that it refers to musical instruments (Ibn Manzur, Lisan al-Arab, V.9, P.189).
The prohibition of musical instruments is clear in the two narrations. The first Hadith (recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari) mentions that certain people from the Ummah of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) will try to justify the permissibility of using musical instruments, along with adultery, silk and alcohol, despite these things being unlawful (haram) in Shariah.
Moreover, by mentioning music with the likes of adultery and alcohol just shows how severe the sin is. The one who attempts to permit music is similar to the one who permits alcohol or adultery.
The second Hadith describes the fate of such people in that the ground will be ordered to swallow them and they will be turned into monkeys and swine (may Allah save us all). The warning is specific to those that will hold music, alcohol, silk and adultery to be permissible. It is something that should be of concern for those who try and justify any of these things.
Also, to say that music will only be unlawful if it is in combination with alcohol, adultery and silk is incorrect. If this was the case, then why is it that the exception is only for music from the four things? The same could also be said for adultery, alcohol and silk. One may then even justify that alcohol and adultery is also permissible unless if they are consumed in combination with the other things!
Thus the above two narrations of the beloved of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) are clear proof on the impermissibility of music and songs.
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Imran ibn Husain (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “This Ummah will experience the swallowing up of some people by the earth, metamorphosis of some into animals, and being rained upon with stones”. A man from amongst the Muslims asked: “O Messenger of Allah! When will this be?” He said: “When female singers and musical instruments appear and alcohol will (commonly) be consumed” (Recorded by Imam Tirmizi, Imam Ibn Majah in their respective Sunan collections, and the wording here is of Sunan Tirmizi).
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Sayyiduna Ali ibn Talib (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the blessed Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “When my Ummah begin doing fifteen things, they will be inflicted with tribulations, and (from those 15 things He said): “When female singers and musical instruments become common” (Sunan Tirmizi).
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Na’fi reports that once Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with them both) heard the sound of a Sheppard’s flute. He put his fingers in his ears, turned his mule away from the road and said: “O Nafi’! Can you hear? I (Nafi’) replied with the affirmative. He carried on walking (with his fingers in his ears) until I said: “the sound has ceased” He removed his fingers from his ears, came back on to the road and said: “I saw the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) doing the same when he heard the flute of the Sheppard” (Recorded by Imam Ahmad in his Musnad and Abu Dawud & Ibn Majah in their Sunans).
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Abd Allah Ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Verily Allah has forbidden alcohol, gambling, drum and guitar, and every intoxicant is haram” (Musnad Ahmad & Sunan Abu Dawud).
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Abu Umama (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) said: “Allah Mighty and Majestic sent me as a guidance and mercy to believers and commanded me to do away with musical instruments, flutes, strings, crucifixes, and the affairs of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance” (Musnad Ahmad & Abu Dawud Tayalisi).
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Abd Allah ibn Mas’ud (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Song makes hypocrisy grow in the heart as water does herbage” (Sunan al-Bayhaqi).
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Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give peace) said: “On the day of Resurrection, Allah will pour molten lead into the ears of whoever sits listening to a songstress” (Recorded by Ibn Asakir & Ibn al-Misri).
10)Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reports that the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him & give him peace) said: “Bell is the flute of Shaytan” (Sahih Muslim & Sunan Abu Dawud).
taken from: Music and Singing: A Detailed Fatwa (you will read the whole thing if your serious)
Re: Is playing a guitar really unislamic?
[quote=hareem01;5012910Despite this i don't say music is haram it is merely disliked. According to Islamic consensus music hardens the heart. This is logical for me as well bcoz i used to listen to music a lot.[/quote]
What do you mean by harden the heart? Please explain a bit more.
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yikes
Re: Is playing a guitar really unislamic?
No, its not haram.
Re: Is playing a guitar really unislamic?
No only you are wrong. Mr agnostic. You always talk without a reference.
Sorry, Ms. Fundamentalist, this is another one where you are wrong. Not every answer in the world has been answered correctly by the clerics and fatwas you worship. You love to make religious declarations where religion is not associated. Music does not harden the heart.
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^^ tru that..
just cuz music wasnt a major part of "early islamic culture" dont mean it should be banned.. internet and computers werent part of early islamic culture too .... throw your laptop away hareem...
times change.. things change.. ADAPT !!