If it is the policy of TTI admins to ban Islamonline, then we must respect that, but if it's not then any qualified fatwa should be allowed to be posted. Censorship is a bad policy. We cannot pick and choose which fatwas we approve of and which fatwas we boycott. Scholars differ in opinion. Always have. They are human. We can have a favorite scholar, but we cannot prevent others from having a different favorite scholar.
:salam2: respected brother ayman,
Islamonline promotes scholars like Yusuf Qardhawi, whose methodologies in deriving rulings are inaccurate and have been documented. In addition, Islamonline promotes other non-reliable scholars who have strange views like Ibrahim Desai and Ahmad Kutty. Their views aren't in accordance with Ahl Us-Sunna Wal Jama'a.
There is a lot of documented proof that music does a lot of good. It can calm the nerves of a patient going into surgery. There are instances documenting the effect of music on healing wounds.
What could possibly be bad about Rachmaninoff's second piano concerto? If it does not distract you from your religious duties, then why is it bad? How come nobody asks this question: why is it bad?
I am talking about the common folk. Music is addictive and leads people away from the Quran and its recitation. You can see how teenagers are affected by this music for instance. From what they wear and to what they talk, it has something to do with the corrupt current music scene.
Not everyone listens to Rachmaninoff to relax.. Plus, such kind of music effects emotions of a person making him extremely cheerful to extremely sad. It has qualities of the intoxicants. It leads people away from Holy Quran and realities of life. People are in fantasy land, getting swayed by this 'music'.
Nor am I against it's therapeutical advantage of treating patients. I don't know what is the ruling regarding that to be honest.
That is the opposite of what Islam teaches. In Islam everything is allowed until proven otherwise, not the other way around.
That is correct. I was talking about matters on which ulema differ, taking the safer side. I didn't mean to make something haraam without proof, I should have been more clear.
However, on this matter, the ulema don't differ. They have reached consensus on it's prohibition.
The opinion of a Sahaabi (قول الصحابي) is considered a legitimate deduction method only by Abu-Haneefa.
What hadeeth? The hadeeth quoted in the popular fatwa is mentioned in commentary (تعليقا) by Al-Bukhaari; it's not in his Saheeh book. It's not authentic. Furthermore, it refers to القينات (singing girls) which to the Arabs at the time meant only one thing: lewd female singers and dancers.
Lastly, how about the hadeeth that Shaykh Kutti quoted? Why is that hadeeth neglected while the opinion of a Sahaabi given preference?
I have posted a video lecture above, you can find all this information in it Insha'Allah. And the beating of duff and singing of halal songs for women in weddings is allowed. So, I dont think there is a disagreement there.
Wasalaamalaykum waa rahmatullahi
