Our second class zooms into the fatwa on music, dancing and trance. Each
one of us was asked to search for any available fatwa on music. Luckily for me,
I have read quite a few books on this topic including Music Made Me Do It
by Dr Gohar Mushtaq, Islam dan Muzik by the Mufti of Brunei, Yang Dimulikaan Lagi Dihormati Pehin Datu Seri
Maharaja Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Abdul Aziz bin Juned, Is
Music Allowed in Islam? by Muhammad Rehan, and I have not finish reading Music
and Singing of Al-Ghazali’s Ihya Ulumuddin translated by Duncan
Black MacDonald.
I checked out the official e-fatwa
website of Jakim, Malaysia, and found a few fatwas on music that is a bit
contradicting with each other. But what is more important is, after today’s
class, I think I am required to revisit my previous
stand on the answer that should be given when asked about this complex
question on the permissibility of music.
Although I am not fully agree of these two answers given by the two famous
and influential scholars from ancient and modern, I still think that this would
be the best answer to provide our community and would be more easily accepted rather
than that more stricter approach.
1) Fatwa by Sheikh Ali Gomoa, Mufti of Egypt in Responding from the Tradition:
2) Fatwa by Imam Al-Ghazali in his Ihya’ Ulumuddin:
The disputes and different in opinions between the scholars are very deep
indeed, although some strongly disagree and insist that there are already scholarly consensus for
this.
Alhamdulillah, I am just glad I am here. Alhamdulillah, I am grateful. Alhamdulillah.
