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Question: Perspectives on Shaykh Jad al-Haq Ali Jad al-Haq's Fatwa on Music?
As-Salamu Alaikum,

I have come across a fatwa on music from Shaykh Jad al-Haq Ali Jad al-Haq, a previous Grand Mufti of Al-Azhar.

He makes a case that music is not inherently haram in the Shariah as long as it is not used for a haram purpose, or in a haram environment.

A translation can be found archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20220309075612/https://islamictextinstitute.co.za/music-azhar-fatwa/

What are the perspectives on his fatwa in the world of Muslim scholarship? I've looked online for responses but I can't find any.

Thank you!

Najee Ali
 
 
Answered by: Ulamaa ID 04 (London)
Date: 23/08/2022 02:03am

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

الجواب حامداومصليا

Music is not allowed in Islam. We don’t concur with the mentioned scholar’s fatwa.

And Allah knows best

24 Muharram 1444/ 22 August 2022


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