Summary of the Fatwa, al-Musiqi wa al-Ghina’ fi Mizan al-Islam, about Music & Singing
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following is taken from A Detailed Fatwa about Music & Singing by Dr. ‘Abdullah ibn Yusuf al-Juday. This was originally from al-Musiqi wa al-Ghina’ fi Mizan al-Islam , “Music and Singing in the Balance of Islam”. It was translation by Usamah Hasan, 13 th February 2010. We begin by highlighting briefly the main conclusions of this study. There is no consensus, ijma’ , about the legal ruling on music and singing, whether considered together or as separate issues. There is no nasw , unequivocal text, from the Qur’an that speaks about these two issues. There is no nasw , unequivocal text, from the sunnah that definitely forbids music or singing. In the madzahib , legal positions, of the companions and successors, there is no clear prohibition of music or singing. Rather, some of them listened to music and singing and permitted this. Precursors of the view of prohibit...