A Question!

[Akib]

Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi wabarkatuh,
Would watching Harun Yahya's Video be ok? i ask that because it has music in it, but the messege in the video is great!
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Assalamualaikum

[Proud_2B_Muslim]

Wa'alaikum Salaam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuhu,

Brother, I came across a fatwa regarding precisely what you have asked--whether watching/showing the videos of Harun Yahya would be permissible because of the inclusion of music in the recordings.

The reply was that it was permissible to watch it since your ultimate goal is not to listen to the music, but rather to achieve a different purpose: that of acquiring knowledge. This also extends to other things. For example, if one is shopping in the grocery market and music is playing on the speakers, it does not become forbidden or impermissible for you to shop there because your intention is not to go for the music.

Insha'Allah, if I can relocate the fatwa, I will post it here for you.

Wasalaamu Alaikum

[Akib]

Jazakallah Khair

[Proud_2B_Muslim]

Alhamdulillah, brother, I found the fatwa I mentioned earlier.

I could not remember from where I read it since I visit a few different Islam question and answer websites and so it took some time for me to find it. I apologize for the time delay.

Anyways, Insha'Allah, I hope this will help you out.

What Do I Do About Background Music?
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

http://www.sunnipath.com/images/Q_Image.jpgToday I found a source of audio recordings of the writings of Harun Yahya on such topics as the miracle of DNA, the expansion of the universe, the work of ants, and how all these things have been given to us 1400 years ago in the Quran. For me they are incredibly valuable for my teaching of English....not only are they a source of material that will be fascinating to kids, but also they are invaluable audio resources for my students. The trouble is, they have little 10-15 second interludes of instrumental (probably computer - generated) music punctuating them....perhaps 2 or 3 within a 30-minute talk....is this a reason to not use them? Is it a reason not to let my students listen to them? They are available to me over the net, not on cassette, so the idea of erasing those parts doesn't work.

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In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,
Walaikum assalam,

I have asked about similar issues. Basically, if the actual thing you are listening to is halal, and the music is ‘incidental’ and not related to the purpose or reason for the recording, then it would be permitted (as in your case) to listen to the recording.

The same would apply, for example, to audio documentaries, or even going to the supermarket, where they have background music that is neither related to the purpose of your going to the supermarket nor its raison d’etre.

However, instrumental ‘musical biographies’ of Mawlana Rumi (Allah sanctify his secret and benefit us from our love of him), for example, would be out according to the relied upon position across the madhhabs.


Wassalam,
FarazRabbani

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=736&CATE=115

[Akib]

Jazakallah Khair for that.
appreciate it.
:salams