Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Is listening to music forbidden in Islam?

“I have heard that in Islam listening to music is haram. Is this true? If yes, then why?”Asked by Prateek Sharma, Delhi

He answers at 1:13:59 in Age of Peace · 1 min 29 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:13:59
maulana, agla sawal dilli se aya hai. ah, mr prateek sharma ne likha hai, unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke: "maulana, i have heard that in islam listening to music is haram. is this true? if yes, then why?" nahi, nahi, haram nahi hai. jo log kehte hain, jo log fatwa dete hain, bilkul log yani be-khabar hain. hargiz haram nahi hai. albatta main jo manta hoon, woh yeh hai ke woh source of distraction hai. dekhiye, duniya mein aap ko yani mukhtalif qism ke options hain. ek yeh hai ke aap duniya mein bas enjoy karein, enjoy karein, enjoy karein, mar jayein.
1:14:43
ek yeh hai ke kuch creative kaam karein. creative kaam to creative kaam karne ke liye dedication chahiye, dedication, concentration chahiye. jab tak aap dedicate na karein, aap koi creative kaam nahi kar sakte. to ab is mein haram halaal ka masla nahi hai, yeh aap ke option ka masla hai ke kya aap yeh chahte hain ke bas duniya mein bas sirf entertainment ke liye jiyein aur mar jayein, ya koi creative kaam karein. yeh aap ka option ka masla hai, yeh haram halaal ka masla nahi hai. to yeh cheezein jo hain, yeh source of distraction hain, woh haram hargiz nahi hain. maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai. muhammad hussain akhtar sahab ka, unhon ne likha hai: "kya kisi ghair muslim ke salam ka jawab dena islam mein jaiz hai?" is ke bare
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