Music in islam!?

Question

If music is okay if you do anything inapropriate with it then why is it said that those who listen music will have melted lead pored into there ears!!!!!!!! I must kow!!!! plzzz do tell!!

This man said it on Youtube, a converted muslim whos life was dedacated to music but then he converted and then he quit his job cuz music was haram( he mad millions!)! PLZZ Detaled Answers

Answer 1

huh?

Answer 2

Listening to music is not haram unless it gives you the feeling or intention of doing something haram. Common sense. Hadiths are meant to be taken as something to learn from. These events occurred during the lifetime of Muhammad(saws) and may not apply directly as they did then though there is still a lesson to be learned. Some people insist on taking things literally and so that is totally up to you. I suggest you look into the context and meaning of these as well. Also look up what various scholars have to say. You'll see more liberal ones like Qaradawi saying it's ok, while others like Bin Baz, a conservative, say it's haram.

Answer 3

I think you are talking about Cat Stevens, when he converted he stopped making music, because he took something to an extreme. Just so you know Cat Stevens has made some music since then, I think last year he came out with something new. Also I believe he sang the whole Qu'ran and sold that instead for a while.

Answer 4

I've never heard anything about molten lead, lol. But if you are familiar with the name, a man named Cat Stevens converted to Islam and changed his name to Yusuf Islam. He dealt with the transition of his music career (which he still has) and his faith, and the more he learned, the better he felt about his career. Or at least the way he does things now. Here's his words:
http://www.mountainoflight.co.uk/talks_cw.html#7

Answer 5

I'm muslim too, and I read that it's haram to play music thats made with strings or wind, {leaving drums}. But somewhere else I read that as long as you read the Quran more than you listen to music you should be ok.

Answer 6

music is on arab and muslim media, but what is forbidden is the use of some instruments, vulgarity in lyrics or anything that leads to what is forbidden so it applies to poetry as well .
we cannot say what is haraam and halaal based on what we like it to be , we have to listen to scholars , even if a person likes music and listens to it , it is less of a sin to listen to music than to interpret the halaal and haraam the way he or she pleases or even say that the prophet's words are incorrect , say about a reliable hadith that it is a lie or wrong.
when you need a medical consultation you go to a physician , when you need a spiritual consultation you should seek expert advice rather than say halaal and haraam is what you feel , it's a good thing you asked .
this is what scholars say about music:
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5000&ln=eng
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=5011&ln=eng

Answer 7

Hello,

When I visit the Muslim owned store here I hear lots of Middle Eastern music sung in Arabic. I ask them what the words and verses mean and they tell me it is about problems of love between boys or girls, forbidden courtships etc just like our songs.

Haven't met any Muslims who are deaf or have burned ears to date.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

Answer 8

I have heard from a highly respected scholar of Islam whom I myself listen and respect him a lot, says that if there is a soft music with or without poetry that relaxes you and you feel comfort and release from fatigue, listening such a music is OK.

The western music that is loud and excites you to jump, clap screem or dance absolutely haram in Islam.

Answer 9

Most Islamic scholars look into music as one of those things that are neither directly good for you, nor bad for you. Hence, a complete waste of time.

music is like flying, its not in the quran.

and the best thing to do is to use common sense and make the most of your good intentions :)

Answer 10

Does Allah say that in The Holy Quran? Or are you reading the hadith which was inaccurately put together by man?

Answer 11

imagine Kenny Rogers let loose.