Fatwa #7014 September 2000Pakistan

Music in Islam

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If music and singing is haram in Islam, then why has Allah created birds to sing?If Allah didn't want human being to listen to any kind of music, then why do we have birds and animals that sing at night?If listening to music is a great sin, then why isn't it in the Koran?

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The chirping of birds and different sounds of animals, for example, the barking of a dog is not music.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

#30444Is it halal to hunt birds or animals or game (for food purpose) while they are asleep at night?
#21056If listening to music is haram in Islam, what can you say about this in light of the Quran and hadith?
#2007Is regular singing and listening music forbidden in Islam?
#6285What is the punishment for zina,listening & dancing to music in the hereafter?
#30724Does the hadith of ‘A’ishah that the girls sang the songs of Bu‘ath on the Day of Eid prove there is leniency in listening to music? Is trimming eyebrows a societal issue?
#40022What are the effects of listening to music & why is it Haraam?
#77201.Is music halal in any circumstance, and how do you class singing, most of the naats and nasheeds I hear today are like rap songs with Music is this permissible. How far is the Duf permissible?.
#8337I am 15 years old and my family are not religious they all listen to music, watch tv & Swear, and don’t wear hijab.

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