Singing "idle talks" [Luqmaaan 31:6]

Bismiallah.

As Salamualaikum Warahmatuaallahi wa barakatuh, 

Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) said, 

"The interpretation of the Sahaabah and Taabi’in, that ‘idle talk’ refers to singing, is sufficient." 

This was reported with saheeh isnaads from Ibn ‘Abbaas and Ibn Mas’ood. Abu’l-Sahbaa’ said, 

"I asked Ibn Mas’ood about the aayah"(interpretation of the meaning), 

"And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks"[Luqmaan 31:6].

He said, "By Allaah, besides Whom there is no other god, this means singing" and he repeated it three times.

It was also reported with a saheeh isnaad from Ibn ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) that this means singing.

There is no contradiction between the interpretation of “idle talk” as meaning singing and the interpretation of it as meaning stories of the Persians and their kings, and the kings of the Romans, and so on, such as al-Nadr ibn al-Haarith used to tell to the people of Makkah to distract them from the Qur’aan.

Both of them are idle talk. Hence Ibn ‘Abbaas said, “Idle talk” is falsehood and singing. Some of the Sahaabah said one and some said the other, and some said both.

Singing is worse and more harmful than stories of kings, because it leads to zinaa and makes hypocrisy grow (in the heart); it is the trap of the Shaytaan, and it clouds the mind. 

The way in which it blocks people from the Qur’aan is worse than the way in which other kinds of false talk block them, because people are naturally inclined towards it and tend to want to listen to it. 

The aayaat condemn replacing the Qur’aan with idle talk in order to mislead (men) from the path of Allaah without knowledge and taking it as a joke, because when an aayah of the Qur’aan is recited to such a person, he turns his back as if he heard them not, as if there were deafness in his ear. 

If he hears anything of it, he makes fun of it. All of this happens only in the case of the people who are most stubbornly kaafirs and if some of it happens to singers and those who listen to them, they both have a share of this blame. (Ighaathat al-Lahfaan, 1/258-259)

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A man came to Al Hasan Al Basri and said, “ I do not know what is the matter with us. It seems that our hearts are asleep.” Hasan Al Basri replied " i asked what was the matter. The man replied, “Our hearts are not affected when you recite the Holy Quran and Hadith to us.” 

Hasan Al Basri said to him, “If reading of the Holy Quran and Hadith do not affect your hearts, do not say that your hearts are asleep. Instead say that your hearts are dead. Even a sleeping person awakes when shaken awake. If someone sleeping does not awaken when shaken, he is not asleep but dead.” When advice and guidance do not affect the heart, it is an indication that the heart has died.

Scholarly Response to Those Who Say 'Hatred is Not From Islam'

Scholarly Response to Those Who Say 'Hatred is Not From Islam' 

Bismillaah Al-Hamdulillaah wa salatu wa salaamu 'ala rasulullaah 
Amma-ba'd

Response to Those Who Say 'Hatred is Not From Islam,' by Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahmaan Muhyiud-Deen (hafidhahullaah) 


Question: A well-known preacher in the West* says:Islaam does not require anyone to hate any of the people. He also says: I do not want a religion that requires me to hate some people. This understanding has spread, and some of the Muslims have adopted it. What is your advice to the one who said this and to those Muslims who have followed him?

Answer by Shaykh 'Abdur-Rahman Muhyiud-Deen, Former Professor at the Islamic University of al-Madeenah and Mufti at the Prophet's Masjid (may Allaah preserve him): 

 

This poor, misguided person does not know about Islaam. Someone who says that Islam does not include any hatred, and (this includes) that it does not include love either, since love and hatred [are inseparable]… This is Liberalist philosophy. The Shaytaan (Devil) has spoken upon this person's tongue when he said there is no hatred, since there would be no love either, as a logical result. Impossible. You must hate disbelief and its people. You detest disbelief and its people. Could you watch the cross being worshiped and say: Be happy, there's nothing (wrong) with that, or it's nothing?! He would either be happy, or say there is nothing wrong. There is absolutely something wrong here, why is that? Because everything that is worshiped besides Allah is an enemy to Allaah!** All of mankind are required to worship Allah, ( O Mankind! ) What? [Students reply, ( Worship your Lord ).] (al-Baqarah, ayah 21)  

It is a must to love Allaah: ( You do not find any people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day having mutual love for those who have opposed Allaah and His Messenger ) (al-Mujadilah, ayah 22)

( There are some people who take (things) less than Allaah… ) As what? ( As partners, loving them as they love Allaah. However, the people who believe have stronger [love for Allaah] ) (al-Baqarah, ayah 165)

Love and hatred are found in the heart, however they appear outwardly, just as eemaan (faith) is found in the heart and appears on the limbs as well. Eemaan is in the heart, love is in the heart, and hatred is in the heart. They (all) become manifest on the limbs, as Allaah, the Mighty and Exalted, has said. This is similar to how a tree contains water, right? When a tree receives enough water it becomes green. When it receives less water, it turns yellow. When the water is scarce, what happens? It dies! Similar to this is eemaan – when it is alive in the heart, it has righteous deeds that extend and increase it, since it may increase or decrease. How? By righteous actions. It increases with good deeds and decreases with bad deeds.

It is not possible for the tree of eemaan to be green in such a bankrupt person’s heart. Rather it is dead! He does not hate disbelief and its people?! Think about the idols, huh? What did Ibraaheem do to them? What did he do to them?Maa-shaa` Allaah, playing games… Relics (of art or ancient civilizations)! Leave them as relics, what do you think? Their idols! What did Ibraaheem do? ( He then broke them into pieces, except for a large one they had ) (al-Anbiya, ayah 58) He challenged their faith! Allah made Ibraaheem a patron ally! Did he hate for Allaah’s sake or not? Did he break their idols or not?

Ah, the Messenger, what did he do with the idols of Quraysh when he came to Makkah? Did he leave them (as relics)? Huh? Did he leave them – O people! – or what did he do? He broke them, how many of them? ( The truth has come… ) (Al-Isra, ayah 81), and what? ( And falsehood has perished ) … Did he break them or not? Allaahu akbar.

As for him saying, "There is no hatred (in Islam)," why is there no hatred? How is there no hatred? This poor person does not know about Islaam! He is astray, leading others astray, he and those who follow him!

[Someone reminds the shaykh of a hadeeth…] 

Well done! He has reminded us with (the hadeeth): "The strongest handhold of eemaan is to love for Allaah's sake and to hate for Allah's sake." [Ahmad, 4/286, authentic]

End of the shaykh's answer (may Allaah preserve him).

Source: The shaykh's recorded answer given after the Jumu'ah prayer on the 16th of Jumaadaa al-Aakhirah, 1434, in Jeddah. (Corresponding to: April 26, 2013 on the Christians’ calendar) [Arabic audio recording], viaBakkah.Net 

Translated by: Moosaa Richardson

 

* Abul-'Abbaas Moosaa Richardson (hafidhahullaah) here mentioned that this deviant statement referred to in the question is from the teachings of Yusuf Estes who repeats these sentiments often. May Allaah guide him.  

** In the case of the righteous being worshipped besides Allaah, the righteous are not the enemy since obviously the righteous do not call to the worship of themselves. The Prophets and Messengers - and those who follow their way in da'wah - call to single out Allaah with all worship. As the scholars have said, in the case when the righteous are worshipped, what is actually worshipped is shaytan, who deviantly called to direct acts of worship to the righteous.

 

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

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