caller tune and various ring tones set by him in his phone. Alas, now in Masaajid, even during the Tawaf around the Holy Ka’bah, ringtones of people’s mobile phones with musical tunes continue ringing in the sacred Masjid-ul-Haraam, مَـعَـاذَ الـلّٰـه عَـزَّوَجَـلَّ, whereas musical tunes are not permissible and is a sin even when one is not in a Masjid. (Therefore, this applies more strictly to those who are in the Masjid).

In this way, musical ring tones and the indecent words used in songs violate the sanctity of Masaajid and badly affect the pleasant environment of the Masjid, which contains Zikr, recitation of the Glorious Quran and Sunnah-inspiring Ijtima’s. These musical tunes spoils the Khushu’ and Khudu’ (humility of body and presence of the heart and mind) of his own self but also of others.

Dear Islamic brothers! Listening to songs is impermissible and Haraam and an act leading to Hell. This evil act has been prohibited in blessed Ahadees. Let’s listen to three narrations regarding this:

1.         Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will pour lead into the ears of the one sitting beside a female singer and listening to her attentively.

(Kanz-ul-Ummal, vol. 15, pp. 96, Hadees 40662)

2.         Keep away from music, because it incites the feelings of lust, destroys shame, and it is like wine, it has the effectiveness of intoxication.

(Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 4, pp. 280, Hadees 5108)

3.         Song and amusement (anything that makes you neglectful of good deeds), grow hypocrisy in the heart as water grows greenery, I swear by the One in Whose Power is my life, indeed, the Quran and the remembrance of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ make faith grow in the heart as water grows green grass. (Al-Firdaus, vol. 3, pp. 115, Hadees 4319)

Dear Islamic brothers! By listening to the abovementioned narrations, it has been learnt that listening to songs and music is a Haraam act leading to Hell. But, alas, our modern thinkers and lovers of music have termed this fun and