Life #20 Music – I love it. Is that a problem

Music.

I love listening to it. Is this a

problem?

Assalamu Alaikum Warrmatullahi

wabarakatuh.

Yes, we're gonna talk about music.

Now there are a couple of things to

think about. 1st and foremost the scholars of

Islam have differed when it came to listening

to music and it's 2 main groups. The

first, say it's completely haram. Doesn't matter the

lyrics, doesn't matter what instruments

you're using. It's completely haram.

A believer should never have their heart or

their mind attached to music in any way

shape or form. This is the first opinion,

and this is also the majority of the

scholars.

But the second opinion is also interesting, and

that is depending on the lyrics,

depending on the effect and the dependency that

you have on listening to music,

as long as it's okay, it's clean, the

lyrics are okay, the instruments are light and

you can control whether you listen to or

not, when you listen to it or not.

As long as you maintain all of that

control then it's okay, not a big deal.

Well here's a couple of things that I

want you to think about. Number 1,

if the Prophet alaihis salatu wasalam was sitting

with you, what song would you play?

For a lot of us we would probably

pause and think wait a minute,

I don't know if the Prophet alaihis salatu

wa sallam would even be pleased

with the whole idea of me playing a

song for him. And you've got to take

some time and really think about that, think

about what our religion

is built on. We have this connection with

the Quran,

we are praying 5 times a day and

all of that revolves around dhikr, it revolves

around the tilawah and recitation of the Quran

and especially this month of Ramadan. Just look

at what we're doing. We're fasting throughout the

day, it's a time of tranquility and peace

and you're contemplating,

you're reflecting on your life. You don't have

time for music, you don't have time for

any of that, it's just you and Allah

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

And then the second thing to think about

somebody once asked the question

when you pass away what song would you

like to be the last and final song

you listen to?

And the listener when he was asked this

question he couldn't answer it. Why?

Because the whole idea, the heart immediately

responded to him and he was reminded,

wait a minute, I don't want a song

to be the last thing I listen to

before I pass away.

And that was one way to prove that

there's something

not right about music in general.

Because if you hesitate to answer that and

you stop and you think wait a minute

that's not how I want to leave this

world. That's your first clue that this connection

with music in general

needs to be repaired. It needs to be

addressed, and it needs to be replaced with

something

that is more beloved and brings us closer

to our creator.

That's the goal brothers and sisters.

Whatever it is that you listen to,

especially when it comes to the Quran,

You want whatever you're listening to to bring

you closer to Allah.

And the last and the final point that

I'll say with respect to music is

music has a way of penetrating the heart.

It has a way of influencing your emotions.

If you listen to something sad, then there's

a good chance you're going to feel sad.

If you listen to something happy you'll feel

the same way. The fact that music can

have that level of control and influence on

you

is immediately something to think about. Do you

want to depend

on your emotions and feelings

to be connected to what song or music

you listen to

and then meet Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala in

that state,

something to really

think about. This is why I personally believe

that music is something our Prophet alayhis salatu

wasalam

would not approve of.

So think about it, especially in this month

of Ramadan.

There are many of us and I see

the post online all the time that many

of us will take a step back, we're

not going to listen to this, we're not

going to play this for the entire month.

Why would you do that?

Because if you're doing it throughout the rest

of the year why not this month? It's

because your heart realizes that there's something uncomfortable,

there's something not right about this experience and

that's why

many of us would put it on pause

for the month of Ramadan.

We know and we realize that this is

something we need to push aside and ultimately

get it out of our lives for good

Insha'Allah.

Replace it with your remembrance,

replace it with the Quran, and replace it

with a connection with Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala.

You do that you will never

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala make it easy for you.

Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala make it easy for you.