asSalaamu 3laykum,

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Of four imams, ibn Al-Qayyim mentions the madhab of imam abu haneefa as being the strictest in this regard. And the comments of his students are the harshest. The points are that the students of the imam Abu Haneefa clearly stated that it is haraam to listen to all musical instruments and whoever listens to them is a fasiq–(someone who lacks moral restraint–or a rebelious evil doer)–whose testimony should be rejected.

Meaning just for listening to “JZ”, we shouldn’t listen to you any more.

They also said that listening to music and enjoying it…is Kufr.

Now they say that it is Kufr, but they base that on a weak hadeeth..so we are not saying what they say but it shows you the extent that hanafees went.

Abu Haneefa said, “it is one of the biggest sins that someone needs to leave immediately.”

Imam Malik–when asked about people who said singing was permissible…he said “no one would do that except someone who is a faasiq”. The scholars say that this was also based on the view of the people of medina. Meaning the people who live in madina–who had just seen the Prophet and the companions and how they lived and behaved– were upon this view..and the never saw the companions accepting something like that.

Imam el-shafei said “I left behind in baghdad, something that the heretics introduced, which they called taghbeer in which they distract people from the Quraan.” What is Taghbeer? Basically it was a type of poetry which encourages ascetic life, and it is sung by someone who strikes a rod on something…until now–no music videos…no bad clothes–they were calling people to leave the materialistic life, and yet he called it a distraction from the Quraan and was introduced by heretics.

Ahmed Ibn Hanbal said “it sprouts hypocracy in the heart and I do not like it.”

Not ONE of the four madhaahib said that music is halal…not one.

Al-hasan Albasree said that if there is music involved in a walima, do not accept the invitation.

Other scholars: Imam Alqurtubi, Abu tayib al tabaree, ibn sulah, ibnu rajab al hanbali, al mak7ul and an nawawi….[he mentioned more that I didn’t catch]…ALL of these big names saw that it was haraam…so who will convince you…if these people do not convince you?

Ibn hajar al hanbali said “whoever attributes the opinion permitting music to any of the scholars respectable in legal issues then she has surely erred.”

If you would like to listen to the entire lecture called “The End of Music” click here

The companions had Ijma’ (Consensus) on the prohibition of Music, all the four madhaahib, and major scholars say it’s haram. So who’s saying this stuff is halal?