Experiment
by A.Q.Alidost
Hassan; Is Music Haram?
Jason: How would I know, Im a new convert
Omar: Ive heard its haram
Tariq: Actually, from what Ive heard, its not haram.
Jason: From what Ive heard, cows can fly!
Silence
Hassan: What do you mean by this, Jason?
J: Well, we cant just assume things in our religion by hearing things around,
right?
Group agreed
J: So why dont we ask someone knowledgeable.
O: Here is Alidost, lets ask him.
H: Alidost, salam alaikom
Alidost: Wa alaikumussalam, how are you guys doing?
O: Were fine
J: We have a question for you.
A: Shoot!
H: Is Music Haram?
A: Do you mean playing music, singing, buying and selling instruments, or
listening to music? Or watching music videos? Participating in musical videos,
playing music background in a movie or party
what is your question?
H: In general, can a Muslim listen to music
A: How would I know! I am not a scholar
J: Do you listen to music?
A: And since when I became your role model? You should ask if Prophet listened
to music?
H: No no no, youre making this complicated. I keep on hearing that music is
haram.
A: I dont know, but I know one thing
Silence
T: well?..what?
A: Do an experiment
O: What experiment
A: For three weeks, just listen to music. Your favorite ones. Do not listen to
Quran at all. Listen to any music: classical, rap, rock, whatever you like.
O: For three weeks?
A: Yes, and now let me finish
yeah
for three weeks. Do NOT listen to any Quran
tapes. And then for two weeks, just listen to Quran tapes, no music. At first
it may be boring and hard, but be patient and imagine you are fasting from
music.
T: Then what
A: Keep listening ONLY to Quran tapes for two weeks, and listen to your
favorite voices and recitations and translations for two weeks.
H: OK
A: And then. After two weeks of only listening to Quran, try to go back to
your favorite music and see how you feel. THAT should tell you if music is
haram or not.
SOURCE:
http://writers.oneummah.net/print.php?sid=500
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom
(i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue
with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone
astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.} (Holy
Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in
His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites
(men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I
am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if
Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of
camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever
calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who
follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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