Is there a specific type of music that is allowed in Islam?

normal music ( no sexual feelings) is not a sin in islam. it is based on some corrupt hadith. u cant find even a single verses in quran which tells us that music is a sin.

Music is one of the purest and most beautiful creation of God who set the tone and rhythm of every sound in the universe. Music or singing like all the creations of God, that now constitute an important part of our daily life, can be lawfully used or maliciously abused. Both music and singing are created pure, and beautiful like our fresh air and fresh water and they can be corrupted or polluted by evil-doers of every nationality, color or gender. The corruption of some music shows or songs does not make all the music or songs prohibited just like the pollution of some water or fresh air by some people will not deem all the water and air prohibited.

The sincere Muslim who is following the Quran will not find in the Quran ANY PROHIBITION whatsoever OF MUSIC OR SINGING. God is very specific and His commands are very clear regarding any prohibition given in the Quran. God, the Most Merciful, NEVER prohibited music or singing in the Quran. Any prohibition of music or singing that is talked about among some Muslims has no basis in the Quran.

These prohibitions are innovations made up by some of the scholars and their followers who do not shy from refusing to follow the clear commands in the Quran and instead follow man made laws and books. and some follow some corrupt Hadith that contradict the Quran, contradict simple common sense and insult the message of the prophet Muhammad.

These Hadith were written over 200 years after the death of prophet Muhammad. The prophet Muhammad himself followed and preached ONLY the Quran. These scholars and their followers, who failed to accept God's law in the Quran, looked for different kind of laws in the interpretation of Imams (leaders), Sahaba (companions) They invented their own law and claimed that "Music and singing are haram." Those who are confused or ignorant with their Quran choose to follow the interpretation of these human idols and their laws and disregard the clear laws of God in the Quran. After all we should always remember that Quran is the book that God calls COMPLETE, PERFECT and FULLY DETAILED.

Any keen observer of the universe will realize that the whole universe was created with music in every corner of it. Our talking, crying, laughing, singing, yelling or screaming are nothing but music. Our heart beats, bowel sounds, breath sounds, the sound of our blood flow or even our brain waves are but music. The birds, the animals, the trees, the oceans, the wind and the clouds are all created with their own music. Music is in every corner of our universe. With music in every thing around us, it is naive to think that the One God who created all this music prohibited it. Those who claim that Music and singing are haram, lie about God and prohibit what God never did.

The human being was created and given one of the most valuable gifts, a voice box, which is in reality a music box. This voice box, or the larynx is one important instrument that allows us to communicate with each other and with other creatures around us. Our arrival and departure to and from this world are celebrated with that special music, the cry of the newborn or the cry for the departing one. The arrival of the newborn to this life is announced by his/her scream, the best music to the mother's ear. For the earlier months of the human being's life, the only way of communication is through the music that his/her voice box makes until he/she learns the more sophisticated music that is called the speech-language. It is not surprising to find out that listening to a foreign language is like listening to music with different tones. Those who prohibit music do not understand their Islam or the basic gifts in life that God gave them.

MUSIC AND SINGING WERE NEVER PROHIBITED BY GOD. They are part of the most beautiful creations of God. As long as they do not call on the people or encourage them to commit sins, they are for the TRUE BELIEVERS TO ENJOY while remembering God with every beautiful note or rhythm.

Duff is allowed ONLY!!! and all the other music instruments are HARAM!! yet some muslims listen to it and ignore the fact music is ok to listen to and i dont have a problem with that... i think we are old enough to realize what is right and wrong...

singing praises to Allah is haram and imitation of the christians (kuffar)

there is "music" that is halal, called poetry. the only instrument that is halal in islam is the drum, which is sometimes used in nasheed "songs" but as long as the poetry is not done with a female voice than it is permissible to an extent. shaytaan still makes the nasheed more beautiful to someone's ears than quran, and then people start listening more to nasheed than to quran and favor it, so thats how it becomes a sin. masalaama

There are some scholars who say music is ok and some who say haram.

Here's Dr. Yusuf Al-Garadawi's opinion about it:

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?pagen...

http://www.qaradawi.net/site/topics/static.asp?cu_...

Some scholars think even anasheed (or naat in urdu as I noticed on this site) are haram!

Here's a nice nasheed if you listen to anasheed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_O9hp84IpU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fODGPS1g9Cc

Yes, it's called music with NO instruments...

Listen to Quran / Surahs recitation, has way better benefit than listening to Akon etc

edit: what peace09 meant sarah is listening to Quran recitation.. duh! can't get that common sense right?

TO THE GUY ABOVE me: *falling on deaf ears*, geez, he's such a weirdo..

WOW sorry, I kept thinking you were a guy! My bad.......

Pakistan Tv plays qawalies every day at fajar time during Ramadan. And Naats+ Hamds are good to go too.

any music that is not provocative is ok

no racial, no sexual and so on, classical big ok, love music if not so inviting to sins

ASSLAVALEKUM RAMZAN MUBARAK

MY DEAR FRIEND MUSIC IS NOT ALLOWED IN ISLAM BUT YOU CAN HEAR NAAT- NAAT IS TO PRAISE ALLHA &HIS PROPHET (MOHD SWS) IS ALSO ONE TYPE OF PRAY FOR ALLHA &HIS PROPHET (MOHD SWS).

AND ABOUT QAWWALLIES- QAWWALLIES IS FOR BUZURGANEDIN (TOMB) YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THAT

Shia'a songs in Ashora are allowed in Shia'a's so-called religion

All types of music is allowed. Some say its not allowed, but I say it is !i