poll How Often Do You Listen to Music?

[Inconsolable 153]

Salam Everyone,

Just curious to see people's opinion about this, I have listed the responses I have usually heard from people in this regard.

Your votes will not be public and will only appear as numbers.

Inc.

[Ibn Al-Shahid 1,922]

songs=/=music

Music is a topic that's been beaten to death. Songs are haram, music is a gray area

[ali_fatheroforphans 5,964]

Music will not help anyone on the day of judgment or in barzakh. 

I have much better things to do than to swing my head to the same song on repeat.

[Islandsandmirrors 3,251]

I listen to music. Prefer artists that are not mainstream, and opera is my favorite.

[notme 20,497]

Define "music".

And then clarify which music is a sin. 

Then I will be able to answer the poll. 

It's best to err on the side of caution when in doubt about whether a thing is a sin, but my marja has not ruled that all music is forbidden. I like classical and folk music, and some Islamic hymns, and listening to these is not a sin. 

My favorite albums include (but are not limited to) Ukelele Mozart, by Kenji Kondo, and West Virginia Chose Me, by Mountain Thyme. 

[SIAR14 408]

Ayatollah khamenei on music.

[Inconsolable 153]

On 2/28/2018 at 5:03 PM, notme said:

Define "music".

And then clarify which music is a sin. 

Then I will be able to answer the poll. 

It's best to err on the side of caution when in doubt about whether a thing is a sin, but my marja has not ruled that all music is forbidden. I like classical and folk music, and some Islamic hymns, and listening to these is not a sin. 

My favorite albums include (but are not limited to) Ukelele Mozart, by Kenji Kondo, and West Virginia Chose Me, by Mountain Thyme. 

Well in your case I'd say the Music which your marja considers to be Haram, the general idea was songs which are as a general rule of thumb considered haram by everyone which is what the majority of us listen to and are mostly popular.

[Hameedeh 19,888]

22 minutes ago, Inconsolable said:

the general idea was songs which are as a general rule of thumb considered haram by everyone which is what the majority of us listen to and are mostly popular.

I always listen to noha but when I voted "once in a blue moon" I meant that I listen to nasheeds.

[Inconsolable 153]

2 minutes ago, Hameedeh said:

I always listen to noha but when I voted "once in a blue moon" I meant that I listen to nasheeds.

Fair enough, I guess that means you consider them to be haram or in a gray area?

[Hameedeh 19,888]

32 minutes ago, Inconsolable said:

Fair enough, I guess that means you consider them to be haram or in a gray area?

Some members believe that all music is haram, so they might think that nasheeds are haram as well. Some people put nasheeds in a gray area. The English version of the Holy Qur'an mentions singing, so some members do believe that religious songs would be permissible: 

[Shakir 5:55] Therefore be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and ask protection for your fault and sing the praise of your Lord in the evening
and the morning.

Edited March 2, 2018 by Hameedeh
typo

[Abu Nur 4,600]

23 minutes ago, Hameedeh said:

Some members believe that all music is haram, so they might think that nasheeds are haram as well. Some people put nasheeds in a gray area. The English version of the Holy Qur'an mentions singing, so some members do believe that religious songs would be permissible: 

[Shakir 5:55] Therefore be patient; surely the promise of Allah is true; and ask protection for your fault and sing the praise of your Lord in the evening
and the morning.

Interesting. For me the "Sabbih" have always meant exalt your Lord or Glorify your Lord by reading Du'as of praising Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى, or reading Qur'an or just repeating Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى names and remember Him.

Edited March 2, 2018 by Abu Nur

[Hameedeh 19,888]

Just now, Abu Nur said:

Interesting. For me the "Sabbih" have always meant exalt your lord or Glorify your lord by reading Du'as of praising Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى, or reading Qur'an or just repeating Allah سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى names and remember Him.

Thank you for explaining the Arabic.  

[notme 20,497]

My oldest son has autism. Until he was six years old he didn't speak. When he started school, the special education coordinator suggested music therapy as a way of helping him learn to communicate. I asked my marja, and also a couple other scholars. All of them said that the music used in this therapy (classical, folk, children's) is acceptable under any circumstances so long as it doesn't include un-Islamic content, and in the case of a medical diagnosis even further exceptions can be made under the guidance of a professional therapist. For example, if playing an instrument is part of music therapy, the patient can play the instrument as part of the therapy and even keep it on his house for therapeutic use. This was more than ten years ago - I don't still have the fatwa. I hope I have remembered the details correctly. 

If you have any doubt, please ask your marja, but also don't judge others without full knowledge of their situation. 

[AbdusSibtayn 726]

Haram songs and music? Never.

[hasanhh 9,810]

The basic problem with music is inferred from Surah Alizab.

Preface:

Haram music is obviously kufr, particularly if it conveys honorifics to idols, vices or is indecent.

Music with words (songs) have to be judged by their content. [Recently from baby sitting, a children's learning song echoing in my head is not haram. Only a nuisance.]

Short fun-songs usually are not otherwise a problem.

lnstrumental Music is time consuming. How much time that is used-up -by listening to it- is where the surah comes into guidance:

33:21  As a core element of the sunnah, keywords: remember Allah much

33:35 & 41  clear guidance

[yasahebalzaman.313 712]

Before i converted i listened day and night to music. Underground, dupstep, psychedelic, trance, all types of House, all kinds of instruments, i slept and ate on music, even when we used to sit at my friends places we would put some light background music. In my country people appreciate music a lot so they do events camps every week for the people. Beirut is very famous for its nightlife.

When i committed i stopped gradually because i couldnt do it all of a sudden. I started listening to the music that my marjaa allows me to, but even then i felt it wasnt right, sometimes the soul is able to detect whether we're doing something right or wrong. Then i read that sheikh bahajt says all music is haram so i stopped it entirely.

Music affects people in the way they think, dress, behave, speak. I used to monitor the effects on my friends.

 

[zionismdestroyer 91]

Music is haraam its take you away from your merciful Lord Allah Swt and takes you to satanic world ):

[HakimPtsid 381]

I tend to not listen to music as often as I used to, probably because in the past I've listened to thousands of albums and written even more music myself. 

Although, as a composer myself I get new bits of music in my head sometimes which gets me busy composing a piece (or a song, depending on what it is). Recently I've been composing a Piano Sonata. I did go to university to study classical music for a few years, music is in my blood, I guess 

Generally I prefer instrumental music (of any genre) over music with vocals (even before I became a Muslim). Instrumental music stimulates my mind and emotions far more than music with lyrics usually do, I'm a big fan of Jazz (among others). Also Indian Classical ragas, progressive rock/metal, ambient music etc. I'm all over the place 

Music is another artform and can be used in many ways, haram or halal - you get what you put in, you find what you look for.