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Hadith of the Update

Narrated by Ibn 'Abbas,

The Prophet said, "There are two blessings which many people lose : (They are) Health and free time for doing good."

[Bukhari. Volume 8, Book 76, Number 421]

Quote of the Update

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.

-George Orwell

Monday, July 18, 2011

Words Can Change Water? Songs Is Illegal In Islam?


Hey guys. Wondering about the title? Well, for Muslims, I guess you should. Anyway, I'll tell you a story which happened to me a few days ago. A friend of mine opened my blog and said, "Waa. Atas dah bagus. Ada hadith of the day, tapi bawah, lagu metallica." So, I asked him why is he saying that? Is he trying to say that hearing Metallica is bad? Then he gave me a parable. He asked me what is the function of people reading Yaseen in front of bottles of water? I said, to make it barakah, something like that. Then he asked me again whether I know or not about water molecules can change shape. I said, "Ya. Dia jadi cantik kalau dengar perkataan yang baik." He nodded and said, "Berapa percentage air dalam badan kau? Lebih kurang 70% kan? Jadi kalau ko dengar lagu-lagu macam ni, ko rasa apa yang jadi dalam badan kau?" I clam up. I can't argue with the logic. Besides, that logic is supported by scientific research. How can I argue with that, so I stopped talking. That night, I opened the internet and tried to find the informations on Dr Masaru Emoto and his research. I found out that the there are many criticisms and problems on his research. Emoto's procedure in his research have numerous number of possible sources of error.
Diagram Of Ice Crystal Formations
According to the the diagram above (by Libbrecht), the formation of crystals depends on the temperature.
"For example, the Petri dishes were not sealed to prevent contamination or disturbance by the operator or environment; A simple thing such as the photographer's breath while using the microscope could affect the warming rate of the frozen sample and temperatur of crystak formation, thus affecting the structure of the resultant crystal."
 So, this is one of the examples of error which might have occured during the experiment. Anyway, I am not saying that Emoto's research is a complete nonsense either. He might be true as some other people claimed to do the same as what Emoto has done and they got positive results. But, as usual, in a world full of lies, you can't just believe what people told you.It's just that, I only want you readers to know that his research is not done following the scientific rules completely, so you cannot say that the research done by him is completely scientific and has been proven. As a matter of fact, his claims are widely unaccepted by scientists due to the crucial lack of scientific foundation. But, a part of me believe that his research is true. I think that's enough with Emoto's work. I am not the appropriate person to write about scientific approach on something, so I won't talk, tell or write more than what I am supposed to. Here's a link for you. Open it if you feel like it.
Is Masaru Emoto For Real?

Now, I want to add up some of my other findings on this matter. I tried to find the  fatwa by fuqaha and I found out that there are many opinions on musics. Some fuqaha say, its 'haram' and some say 'harus', but, I hold onto the fatwa by Dr. Syeikh Yusuf Al-Qardhawi who says musics or songs are not totally 'haram' and not totally 'harus' in Islam.
"Dari berbagai pendapat tersebut, saya(Yusuf Qardhawi) cenderung untuk berpendapat bahwa nyanyian adalah halal, karena asal segala sesuatu adalah halal selama tidak ada nash sahih yang mengharamkannya. Kalaupun ada dalil-dalil yang mengharamkan nyanyian, adakalanya dalil itu sharih (jelas) tetapi tidak sahih, atau sahih tetapi tidak sharih."
"Oleh karenanya barangsiapa mendengarkan nyanyian dengan niat mendorongnya untuk berbuat maksiat kepada Allah Ta’ala berarti ia fasik, demikian pula terhadap selain nyanyian. Dan barangsiapa mendengarkannya dengan niat untuk menghibur hatinya agar bergairah dalam menaati Allah Azza wa Jalla dan menjadikan dirinya rajin melakukan kebaikan, maka dia adalah orang yang taat dan baik, dan perbuatannya itu termasuk dalam kategori kebenaran. Dan barangsiapa yang tidak berniat untuk taat juga tidak untuk maksiat, maka mendengarkan nyanyian itu termasuk laghwu (perbuatan yang tidak berfaedah) yang dimaafkan. Misalnya, orang yang pergi ke taman sekadar rekreasi, atau duduk di pintu rumahnya dengan membuka kancing baju, mencelupkan pakaian untuk mengubah warna, meluruskan kakinya atau melipatnya, dan perbuatan-perbuatan sejenis lainnya.” (Ibu Hazm, al-Muhalla)
Adapun hadits-hadits yang dijadikan landasan oleh pihak yang mengharamkan nyanyian semuanya memiliki cacat, tidak ada satu pun yang terlepas dari celaan, baik mengenai tsubut (periwayatannya) maupun petunjuknya, atau kedua-duanya. Al Qadhi Abu Bakar Ibnu Arabi mengatakan di dalam kitabnya Al Hakam: “Tidak satu pun hadits sahih yang mengharamkannya.” Demikian juga yang dikatakan Imam Al Ghazali dan Ibnu Nahwi dalam Al Umdah. Bahkan Ibnu Hazm berkata: “Semua riwayat mengenai masalah (pengharaman nyanyian) itu batil dan palsu.”
Apabila dalil-dalil yang mengharamkannya telah gugur, maka tetaplah nyanyian itu atas kebolehannya sebagai hukum asal. Bagaimana tidak, sedangkan kita banyak mendapati nash sahih yang menghalalkannya? Dalam hal ini cukuplah saya kemukakan riwayat dalam shahih Bukhari dan Muslim bahwa Abu Bakar pernah masuk ke rumah Aisyah untuk menemui Nabi saw., ketika itu ada dua gadis di sisi Aisyah yang sedang menyanyi, lalu Abu Bakar menghardiknya seraya berkata: “Apakah pantas ada seruling setan di rumah Rasulullah?” Kemudian Rasulullah saw. menimpali:
“Biarkanlah mereka, wahai Abu Bakar, sesungguhnya hari ini adalah hari raya.”
Disamping itu, juga tidak ada larangan menyanyi pada hari selain hari raya. Makna hadits itu ialah bahwa hari raya termasuk saat-saat yang disukai untuk melahirkan kegembiraan dengan nyanyian, permainan, dan sebagainya yang tidak terlarang."
So, this fatwa here shows the reasons why he says musics are not totally 'haram' or totally 'harus' in Islam. Anyway, there are a few conditions to be considered:
1. Tema atau isi nyanyian harus sesuai dengan ajaran dan adab Islam.
2. Penampilan penyanyi juga harus dipertimbangkan.
3. Tidak berlebih-lebihan

In al-ahkam.net, it says:
"Harusnya musik itu adalah harus bersyarat, kalau ada unsur berlebihan dan mudharat, maka ia tertegah.

Perincian seni nasyid, POP, Metal, pop-rock, rock, etnik, itu diserahkan pada uruf (citra budaya) dan pandangan hati yg beriman menentukan. WA"
"Dalilnya: "Allah telah menjadikan segala apa yg ada di dalam bumi ini utk kamu" alBaqarah: 29
"HR Ibn Majah," La Dharar walaa Dhirar" (Tidak boleh membuat mudharat dan tidak boleh memudharatkan orang lain)"
As for me, I hold onto the opinion that hearing songs, either metal or not is not wrong as long as it fulfils the conditions above. But, please open the first link if you want the description on the conditions. I only wrote the conditions, not the explanations, so you might misunderstood the conditions. Therefore, it is good if you click these links.

 Fatwa Yusuf Qardhawi
Konsultasi Islam

I guess that's all for tonight. Whatever you think of this post, whether you agree or disagree, feel free to think and believe in whatever you like. I give you the point, you look for the details. That's all.
Book By Masaru Emoto

~Lonymous~

2 comments:

  1. oh, haritu aku ade jumpa buku pasal songs in islam. try la cari. tak sure lah pulak sape penulis nya. hehe.

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  2. oh....really? really hope i can read that book one day...

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