How to convince myself Music is haram?
How to convince myself Music is haram?
Assalamu Alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.
I know the title sounds strange but recently I have been having problem with music. I once thought music was haram and stopped listening to it for a few weeks. It helped me gain focus a lot and it pushed me to listen to nasheeds as a distraction that didnt have instruments. But after that I went back to Music with the opinion of Imam Al Ghazali (رح) but it distracts me a lot. It's enjoyable but it also doesn't feel right. Scholars of As Salaf as Salih and Ahlus Sunnah used to say instruments were impermissible.
Instead of trying to convince myself music is Halal, I want to convince myself its haram. But it feels so natural. Like blowing on a glass and making sound. Isn't that music? Or banging your hands on a wood or something with a rhythm. Isn't that music too? I know the hadiths about the prohibition of music but still. Maybe they have contexts. I dont know.
Posted Oct 11, 2025, 7:40 PM UTC