I realy like this Nasheed, I am looking for it without the Music, unless someone can positively say that the beats in the background are permissable. The Children really get into this nasheed, they learn it by heart very very quick. The most important thing is that it keeps the haram songs out of their heads. It truly works wonders.
Here are the Lyrics of the Nasheed from Talib Al Habib / Articles of Faith
Amantu billahi wa mala'ikatihi
wa kutubihi wa rusulihi wa al-yaum al-akhiri
wa al-qadri khayrihi wa sharrihi min Allah
wa al-ba'si ba`d al-maut, la ilaha illa Allah
Faith is belief in Allah and the Messengers
The angels and the Final Day, and the holy scriptures
And to believe in destiny
That good and bad both come from Him
And the Resurrection; there is no god but Allah.
La ilaha illa Allah, La ilaha illa Allah, La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad Rasulullah
Allah is the creator of heaven and of earth
Nothing may compare with Him, He is the One alone
The prophets, best of humankind
Sent to all nations and all tribes
Last of all Muhammad, mercy to the worlds.
Formed of light and beauty, the angels of the Lord
To praise Allah, to help mankind,
Jibril brings the word.
The scriptures, all by Allah sent,
Torah, Psalms and Gospel then
The source of perfect guidance, the Glorious Quran.
The reckoning, the Final Day, when all will see their works
Remade in soul and body to stand before the Lord
With patience bearing every grief
With thankfulness for all blessings
We are content with destiny, the Will of Allah.
Faith is belief in Allah and the Messengers
The angels and the Final Day, and the holy scriptures
And to believe in destiny
That good and bad both come from Him
And the Resurrection; there is no god but Allah. (Repeats from the top)
I love this Nasheed, (not sure about the Music, although it could be a duff)
Here are some opinions on that: From Brother Seifeddine-M.
It is not permissible to use musical instruments when reciting salawats, takbeers, and other religious lyrics. Imam al-Ghazali rahimahullah, for example, states that "Praising the Prophet (sallallahu ta'ala alayhe wa sallam) is an ibada [ibadat, good deed done for Allahu ta'ala] and must not be done with an entertainment instrument like daf [duff/drum]." I translated this quote from Kimya-yi-Saadat ["It is in the chapter on "Sama' and Wajd," the second section." but a similar statement can be found in Ihya.
There is some Ikhtilaaf within the Hanafi madhhab. Some Ulema, particularly of the Indo-Pak region consider it totally impermissible.
According to the Shafi’s all drums are permissible except for the kuba which is wide on the ends and narrow in the middle.
In the Maliki madhab an opinion allows all "banging" type or "shaking" type instruments, including the Kub'a drum.
It is reported regarding Hadrat Umar (radiallahu anh) that if he heard the sound of a duff he would immediately send somebody to investigate. If it was found to be the occasion of a Walima, he would not do anything. Otherwise he would go for his whip (i.e. he would forcefully stop the playing of the duff) (Fathul Qadeer - Vol. 6, Pg. 389)
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Jazakallah, Brother Seifeddine had also sent this to me too.
Ibn Bass al-Hanafi wrote on 08/02/2011:
Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) said: "Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) prohibited beating of the duff (drum) and the sound of the flute." (Nailul Autaar)
From this Hadith as well as others, the ambiguity about the duff is eliminated. It is clear from several Ahaadith that the general ruling of prohibition applies to even the duff. However, an exception has been made for only the duff for the Days of Eid and marriage occasions provided no haraam acts are committed. This Hadith has the effect of abrogation. It cancels out the other narrations in which the duff was allowed. The fact that Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) and other Sahaabah too propagated the general prohibition of the duff even after the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) is sufficient substantiation for the abrogating force of this Hadith as well as other Ahaadith which also mention the prohibition of the duff.
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Jazakallah, ibn Bass. (Bin Bass) nice name!! I must use this name for a brother I know, Bin Bass (Bin Baz0 Al Hanafi. LOL
Salaams to all at home and work.
Seifeddine wrote on 24/02/2011:
Thought you might find this interesting...
The Hanafi Position Regarding The "Duff"
By Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa
THE HANAFI MATH-HAB
The Hanafi position is crystal clear. All musical instruments including the duff which is used to create music are haraam.
(1) “Verily all musical instruments are haraam (forbidden/prohibited).” (Hidaayah)
(2) “The sound of musical instruments, e.g. playing the flute, etc. is haraam.” (Bazaaziyah and Ad-Durrul Mukhtaar)
(3) “Listening to the beating of the duff, the flute, etc. is haraam.” (Shaami)
(4) “Listening to the beating of the duff, flute, singing, etc. are haraam.” (Sharhun Niqaayah)
(5) “Lahw such as beating the duff and flute, is Makrooh Tahrimi (prohibitively disliked).” (Abu Makaarim)
(6) “Singing, beating the harp, the duff, the sitar and tambourine, are haraam. He who legalizes these instruments will be declared a kaafir (disbeliever).” (Majmuah Fataawa Azeeziyyah)
(7) “Singing, listening to singing, beating the duff and all kinds of musical instruments are haraam. The legalizer of it is a kaafir.” (Fataawa Al-Baihqi)
(8) “Singing, the tambourine, the harp, duff and other similar instruments are haraam.” (An-Nihaayah) (9) “Musical instruments, the tambourine, bugle, duff, etc. are unanimously haraam.” (Ma-la Budda Minhu) (The above references have been extracted from Imdaadul Fataawa, Vol. 2)
ABROGATION OF THE DUFF’S PERMISSIBILITY
It is quite clear from the verdicts of the Mutaqaddimeen (early) Hanafi Fuqaha that the Asal (actual and original) Math-hab of the Ahnaaf is the prohibition of the duff even on marriage occasions. The aforementioned statements from the authoritative kutub of the Ahnaaf, as well as from other Hanafi kutub emphatically prohibit the duff.
The Hanafi argument of the abrogation of the permissibility of the duff is based on the following evidences:
(a) Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) said: “Verily, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) forbade beating of the duff, playing the dhanj and the flute.”
(b) Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) had branded the duff ‘the musical instrument of shaitaan’. This was in the presence of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) who maintained silence. He did not criticize Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) for this comment.
(c) Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said about the lady who was beating the duff, ‘Shaitaan blew into her nostrils’.
(d) It is not recorded in even any dhaeef Hadith that any Sahaabi had ordered his Nikah to be announced with the duff inspite of their awareness of the Hadith permitting the duff as an instrument to announce a marriage, not for the purpose of music. The Sahaabah were the devotees of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Yet they did not give practical expression to the duff Hadith. (e) Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had married a plurality of wives and he had also arranged the performance of the marriages of his daughters. Not on a single occasion did he instruct that any of his marriages be announced with the duff.
The Hadith of Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) clearly announces the abrogation of even the duff for Nikah purposes. In certain kutub of the Ahnaaf, permissibility of the duff is stated. This is an error and in conflict with the Asal Math-hab and Zaahirur Riwaayaat.
Hakimul Ummat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thaanvi (rahmatullah alayh) has presented a wonderful elaboration on this issue in Imdaadul Fataawa, Vol. 2, from page 278 to 286. It will do the Ulama well to carefully study the dalaail presented in substantiation of the prohibition of musical instruments in general, and the duff in particular.
al-Misri wrote on 26/01/2011:
Ibn Bass al-Hanafi wrote on 08/02/2011:
From this Hadith as well as others, the ambiguity about the duff is eliminated. It is clear from several Ahaadith that the general ruling of prohibition applies to even the duff. However, an exception has been made for only the duff for the Days of Eid and marriage occasions provided no haraam acts are committed. This Hadith has the effect of abrogation. It cancels out the other narrations in which the duff was allowed. The fact that Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) and other Sahaabah too propagated the general prohibition of the duff even after the demise of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) is sufficient substantiation for the abrogating force of this Hadith as well as other Ahaadith which also mention the prohibition of the duff.
Seifeddine wrote on 24/02/2011:
The Hanafi Position Regarding The "Duff"
By Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa
THE HANAFI MATH-HAB
The Hanafi position is crystal clear. All musical instruments including the duff which is used to create music are haraam.
(1) “Verily all musical instruments are haraam (forbidden/prohibited).” (Hidaayah)
(2) “The sound of musical instruments, e.g. playing the flute, etc. is haraam.” (Bazaaziyah and Ad-Durrul Mukhtaar)
(3) “Listening to the beating of the duff, the flute, etc. is haraam.” (Shaami)
(4) “Listening to the beating of the duff, flute, singing, etc. are haraam.” (Sharhun Niqaayah)
(5) “Lahw such as beating the duff and flute, is Makrooh Tahrimi (prohibitively disliked).” (Abu Makaarim)
(6) “Singing, beating the harp, the duff, the sitar and tambourine, are haraam. He who legalizes these instruments will be declared a kaafir (disbeliever).” (Majmuah Fataawa Azeeziyyah)
(7) “Singing, listening to singing, beating the duff and all kinds of musical instruments are haraam. The legalizer of it is a kaafir.” (Fataawa Al-Baihqi)
(8) “Singing, the tambourine, the harp, duff and other similar instruments are haraam.” (An-Nihaayah) (9) “Musical instruments, the tambourine, bugle, duff, etc. are unanimously haraam.” (Ma-la Budda Minhu) (The above references have been extracted from Imdaadul Fataawa, Vol. 2)
ABROGATION OF THE DUFF’S PERMISSIBILITY
It is quite clear from the verdicts of the Mutaqaddimeen (early) Hanafi Fuqaha that the Asal (actual and original) Math-hab of the Ahnaaf is the prohibition of the duff even on marriage occasions. The aforementioned statements from the authoritative kutub of the Ahnaaf, as well as from other Hanafi kutub emphatically prohibit the duff.
The Hanafi argument of the abrogation of the permissibility of the duff is based on the following evidences:
(a) Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) said: “Verily, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) forbade beating of the duff, playing the dhanj and the flute.”
(b) Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) had branded the duff ‘the musical instrument of shaitaan’. This was in the presence of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) who maintained silence. He did not criticize Hadhrat Abu Bakr (radhiyallahu anhu) for this comment.
(c) Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said about the lady who was beating the duff, ‘Shaitaan blew into her nostrils’.
(d) It is not recorded in even any dhaeef Hadith that any Sahaabi had ordered his Nikah to be announced with the duff inspite of their awareness of the Hadith permitting the duff as an instrument to announce a marriage, not for the purpose of music. The Sahaabah were the devotees of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Yet they did not give practical expression to the duff Hadith. (e) Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had married a plurality of wives and he had also arranged the performance of the marriages of his daughters. Not on a single occasion did he instruct that any of his marriages be announced with the duff.
The Hadith of Hadhrat Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) clearly announces the abrogation of even the duff for Nikah purposes. In certain kutub of the Ahnaaf, permissibility of the duff is stated. This is an error and in conflict with the Asal Math-hab and Zaahirur Riwaayaat.
Hakimul Ummat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thaanvi (rahmatullah alayh) has presented a wonderful elaboration on this issue in Imdaadul Fataawa, Vol. 2, from page 278 to 286. It will do the Ulama well to carefully study the dalaail presented in substantiation of the prohibition of musical instruments in general, and the duff in particular.