Nazams With Musical Backgrounds

We advise you to abstain from using such applications. Firstly, because many of these applications contain adverts with music. Secondly, in trying to remove the music from Nazams and Nasheeds, one will definitely listen to some music at the very beginning of the Nazam. Even one moment of music is enough to create hypocrisy in one’s heart. Allah Ta’ala states in the Quraan Majeed:

“There are some people who purchase futile discourse to deviate (others) from the path Allah without knowledge and they mock it (Islam). There shall be a humiliating punishment for such people.” [Surah Luqmaan, Verse 6]

It is reported in a narration of Sayyidina Abdullah Ibn Masood, Abdullah Ibn Abbas and Jaabir Radiallahu Anhum, that the word “لهو الحديث”, translated as, “futile discourse” mentioned in the verse, refers to music and musical instruments. In other words, there is a painful punishment for those who purchase these musical instruments, whether it refers to the actual instruments or recordings of music, etc. [Ma’ariful Quraan Pg.20 Vol.7 / Ibn Katheer Pg.143 Vol.3]

It is recorded in a narration of Kanzul Ummaal that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “I have been sent to destroy musical instruments…”

Yet again, it is recorded in another narration of Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam:

“There will such people in my Ummah who will consider Zina (adultery), silk, alcohol, and musical instruments as Halaal. Some people will most certainly descend or settle on the side of a mountain. The shepherds will bring their flock to them in the evening; meaning that the poor will come to them with their needs. They will say, ‘Come to us tomorrow.’ Allah Ta’ala will destroy them in the evening by letting the mountain fall on them, and he will transform others into monkeys and swine until Qiyaamah.”

Furthermore, the jurists have written that all forms of music are Haraam to the extent that, if one produces a musical song by hitting a stick, then too, it is impermissible.

Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, “Listening to music is disobedience of Allah Ta’ala, sitting in gatherings of music is Fisq (transgressing laws of Shariah) and taking enjoyment from music is Kufr.”

Allama Shaami Rahimahullah has written, “Listening to music is Haraam according to all Ulama, thus there is no concession for listening to music in our times, irrespective of the instruments used to produce musical sounds.

In conclusion, this is the plot of Shaytaan where he makes one feel that there is nothing wrong in merely listening to it for just a moment, but then gradually one gets trapped into the web of Shaytaan. Hence, we advise complete abstention from such Nasheed and Nazams.

May Allah Ta’ala protect one and all, Aameen!