Documentaries with background music???

[newusman]

Just wanted to know, is it permissible to watch islamic(dawah) documentaries with background music. Coz I wanted to show a clip from Harun Yahyas doucmentary in my Arab/Islamic Heritage course presentation. But it has background music. Most of the audience are muslims, but few are non muslims aswell.
And apart from that is it permissible to distribute cd's of such documentaries to muslims & non-muslims alike.
And lastly are there are any Harun Yahyas documenataries without background music??

 

[Jihan]

i don't have a real answer to that..
but i would guess you could post it and those who wanted to watch could....
and maybe you can contact harun yahya and let him know dilemma of watching his videos.

 

[Daud McGuire]

salam

they show his documentaries on Islam TV Uk, so I would say its ok. after all the good is greater than the bad, plus his documentaries are really good

 

[IslamIsLight]

assalamu aleikum
Also there is very helpfull web site with many presentations,I don't remember if its with the music or not .
*remove site*
salam

 

[samiha]

wa alaykum salam.

His documentaries are good, but they have Music. THEREFORE it is best not to watch them in my opinion unless you have to. I mean, they don't often deal with much except Miracles in creation etc. It doesn't have anything to do with Tawheed, Aqeedah, Seerah etc.

Therefore, if you have a choice, watch something without Music. Music is haraam.

ALSO we do NOT want Harun Yahya videos OR Links on the website. We are not sure about his stance and belief in some matters. He may hold some deviated Sufi beliefs and what not and therefore it is best to stay away from the doubtful, for sure.

 

[Basicofislam]

:salam2: In islam one should try find a middle path and not be in either extremes. I dont see anything wrong in showing a muslim dawah video which has music. If that is the best one available to do the job. People say no you cant use it. So basically are you saying we should stop showing any muslim video with islamic knowledge if it has intrumental music. That i feel is going back in time. I am not saying become modern and forget your islamic values. But the times are different we need to bring people to islam to make them understand the beauty of islam. If it help the brother in this i think he should use it.

 

[sky_012]

i've listened to harun yahya lectures on his website, and if i could say thanks to the ppl who did this great job of making this website, i definitely would

the problem with us is that we keep having doubts on others muslims , while the basic should be to trust , and i think all of us who try to learn something have are mature enough to know what is a deviated beleif or not (like we all know about the sects on the net) , his lectures appear great to me, simple, very usefull and with great quality, and the music, i mean it's not music , it doesn't stop u from listening to the text, i don't say i consider him as my scholar etc, but i don't mind listening to some of his lectures, they are on various topics which have rarely been deal by others scholars
i might admit i'm totally wrong, but i don't think there is something wrong with his site,

ALLAH knows best

 

[newusman]

I wouldn’t say that he is deviated, or not on the right path, just because I haven’t microscopically examined him.Its like saying, you’re guilty without proof & now you have to prove yourself innocent.
His documentaries are really beneficial as they are based on Quran, even though they don’t talk about Tawheed, Fiqh, etc. They are beneficial for giving da’wah aswell. As I have noticed that non muslims become astonished when you talk about scientific facts mentioned in Quran, I guess for them it’s something foreign.
insh’Allah will ask my masjid imam?
until then ,take care & im going to bed
Wa-Salam

 

[Abdul Hasib]

I wouldn't really use music, I'd use some Quran recitation from a good sheik like Meshary Al Afasy or ibraheem Jibreen, something like that or I'd use nasheeds.

If you're giving dawah about the oppresion of Muslims, then it's best to use a nasheed that you could find with a Jihad video on places like Youtube, or use some good Quran recitation by a good Sheik, like the one below:

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And that's what I think. Background music with instruments kinda sucks so I would rather use the islamic way . And using something like Dawud Wharnsby Ali isn't good either cause his voice and tone might kill the good part of whatever your documenting or making a movie about. Yusuf Islam, well I wouldn't take it either, and no Zain Bhika either!

If your ever gonna make a joyful movie or something and you want an "islamic music" or the little kid kind of sing-song nasheeds, then it might work but I'd rather talk about something good and use a good Islamic way.

Using background music is used to catch people's attention so I understand why Kafirs use it and some Muslims, but Music ain't our thing so the Quran and a non sing-song Nasheed is good.

Like this Nasheed:

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And I also understand why some people would think that putting a theme song like Nova's or something because it attracts people's attention and it tempts them to keep on watching because they like how it sounds and stuff.

And Allah knows best.

 

[samiha]

:salam2: In islam one should try find a middle path and not be in either extremes. I dont see anything wrong in showing a muslim dawah video which has music. If that is the best one available to do the job. People say no you cant use it. So basically are you saying we should stop showing any muslim video with islamic knowledge if it has intrumental music. That i feel is going back in time. I am not saying become modern and forget your islamic values. But the times are different we need to bring people to islam to make them understand the beauty of islam. If it help the brother in this i think he should use it.

wa alaykum salam.

I agree with the first part. Islam is not about Extremes. No, it's not. But in showing a Video on Music, it is kind of like accepting it in one way. Please don't get defensive, but say you invite Muslims and non-Muslims to a dinner to learn about Islam, would you serve Wine and Alcohol to them? Just because it will get them more open and close to Islam and be more accepting? No you will not. What is haraam is haraam. And it doesn't make a difference however you present it. THAT is not extremism. It's not fair to confuse the two. That is preserving the Deen in an attempt to please Allah in all that He likes and stay away from all He dislikes !

BUT i will NOT say you can't or shouldn't use it. I have an "uncle-in-islam" i guess who came and did a lecture on Islam in the University about Miracles in the Quran and he used clips from Harun Yahya, but what he did is in the beginning apologise for it having Music and then mute it in the areas where it was completely Music, but in the areas in which it had talking/narration in front of music he had to let it go on the grounds of necessity.

He's a good Muslim too Masha'Allah, so since he felt it was allowed on the grounds of Daw'ah, i guess it is alright. But my suggestion was that if you did find something better, you should maybe use it.

I wouldn’t say that he is deviated, or not on the right path, just because I haven’t microscopically examined him.Its like saying, you’re guilty without proof & now you have to prove yourself innocent.

Wallahi, I'm not trying to judge anyone, but there's a lot of fitnah going around and we ALL have to be careful.

Here's a former Post by Mabsoot on Harun Yahya...

May Allah guide us All.

 

[Daud McGuire]

salam

lets be carefull on differences with people, when we point the finger 3 fingers are pointing at us.