Nasheed is Worse than Music

A student of knowledge told us that nasheed is worse than music, because no one claims he is drawing closer to Allaah by listening to music, but those who listen to nasheed do actually claim they are drawing closer to Allaah by it, and do consider it part of the religion, and therefore this is bid'ah.

And, of course, bid'ah is worse than a sin because the one who commits bid'ah thinks himself to be right and does not make tawbah for that bid'ah, whereas those who commit a sin know that tawbah needs to be made for it.

The Prophet (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whosoever does an action which we have not commanded, then it must be rejected." (Muslim)

Sufyaan ath-Thawree (rahimahullaah) said: "Innovations are more beloved to shaytan than sin, since a sin may be repented from but an innovation is not repented from." [Sharh Usul I'tiqaad of al-Laalikaa'ee, no. 238]

In addition to the above reason, those who commit bid'ah are making this part of the religion - Aoodhoobillaah - and as a result ensuing generations grow up thinking this bid'ah to be from Islam, and falsely attributing it to what Allaah ('azza wa jall) sent down to His Messenger (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

Imaam Al-Awzaa'ee (rahimahullaah) said: "When innovations emerge and the People of Knowledge do not show rejection against them, they become the sunnah [in the mind of the ignorant]." [Tahdheeb Sharaf Ashaabul-Hadeeth of al-Khateeb al-Baghdaadee, p.46]

Imaam Maalik (rahimahullaah) said:

quote:

"He who innovates an innovation in Islam regarding it as something good, has claimed that Muhammad (sallAllaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has betrayed his trust to deliver the message as Allaah says (what means), 'This day I have perfected for you your religion.' And whatsoever was not part of the religion then, is not part of the religion today."

[al-I'tisaam]

Shaikh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-'Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah) said: "Therefore, the innovations, in reality are indirect criticisms of the Shari'ah; because they necessitate the implication that the Shari'ah is incomplete and that the innovation is a more perfect form of worship to seek nearness to Allaah as the innovator claims." [Majmoo' Fataawa wa Rasaa'il - Volume Two, Number 345]

'Abdullaah ibn 'Umar (radi Allaahu 'anhuma) said: "Every innovation is misguidance, even if the people regard it as good." (ad-Daarimee)

Ibn 'Abbaas (radiallaahu anhuma) said: "Indeed the most detestable of things to Allaah are the innovations." (al-Bayhaqee in as-Sunan al-Kubraa (4/316))

_________________________________________________________________________
Scholars' statements regarding Anasheed

Shaikh al-'Uthaimeen (rahimahullaah) said:

quote:

"The "Islamic" anasheed is an innovated chanting innovated by the Sufis. Therefore, one should turn away from it and resort to the admonitions from the Qur`aan and Sunnah, unless it is used in the battlefields to help as a motivation for Jihaad in the cause of Allah, the Most High; [only] then this is good. However; if it is accompanied with the duff, then it would be far away from the truth."

Shaykh Muhammad Jamaal ad Deen al Qaasimee (rahimahullaah) stated concerning these Anasheed: "This distasteful custom that is practiced in most Masaajid, when there is only five or three nights remaining in Ramadaan, the Mu-adhins and other volunteers gather, when the Imaam finishes the Witr and gives Salaams, they leave off reading what was authentically reported such as Tasbeeh and take turns reading parts of a poem about the sorrow of the departure of Ramadaan. Whenever one of them finishes singing a part of it with a loud voice, his companions follow up with their part, exerting all their effort in singing and shouting it as loud as possible with a clamor that would make a person go deaf, rather a deaf person would be able to hear it. Their melody is willfully aided by the rest of those who come for the prayer." [Islaah al Masaajid P.146, Tasheeh ad Du'aa P.510]

Shaykh Muhammad al-Maaliki (hafidhahullaah) said: Wallaahi this issue has spread in the Muslim world today. It started as a means of teaching, but now it is a form of material enjoyment. They are not able to do without it and this is really bad as it will lead to the days of the Sufis - where they used to worship Allaah by anaasheed and they called it Islaamic songs. There are no Islaamic songs.

Subhanak Allaahuma wa bihamdika ash-hadu anlaa illaaha illa anta astaghfiruka wa atubu ilayk

If I said anything correct, then it is from Allaah (subhanahu wa taa'ala), and if I erred, then that is from me and shaytan.