Music that sings about good things

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Question:

Asalamualakum,

I had a question about this group called outlandish. It sings about good things, but uses instruments. Is this allowed....is there any sound opinion by a sound scholar in any of the schools that would allow this

I did look at other posts on sunnipath about music but I wanted to see if this was ok according to any sound scholar from any school of thought, and was a sound opinion.

Answer:

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.

There is established difference of opinion about the permissibility of music with instruments (when the content is otherwise not impermissible). The position we transmit, however, is that of the majority and is what we believe in.

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And Allah alone gives success.

Faraz Rabbani

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