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One of the common signs of approach of the Hour, which has
spread all over the world, is the excessive use of musical instruments.
Unfortunately, most of the Muslims consider the musical entertainment to be
a legal practice. The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, had
forewarned against such use of musical instruments and warned such
entertainers from being transformed into monkeys and pigs. Extensive false
accusations of unchastity, slander, and earth's settling and sinking down,
as well as transformation of people into monkeys and pigs) would appear.
In an authentic hadith narrated by Ibn Majah, the Messenger of Allah,
sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, said:
Sahl ibn Sa`d reported that Allah's Messenger, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam,
said, what means: "At the end of the world, the earth will settle, there
will be false accusations of unchastity, slander and transformation of
people into monkey and pigs." It was asked, "When, O Messenger of Allah?" He
said: "When the musical entertainment and signers appear."
In another report related by Al-Bukhari, the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu
`alaihi wa sallam, said:
Narrated Abu `Amir or Abu Malik al-Ash`ari that he heard the Prophet saying:
"From among my Ummah, there will be some people who will consider illegal
sexual intercourse, wearing of the silk, drinking of alcoholic drinks and
use of musical instruments as lawful. And there will be some people who will
stay near the side of a mountain and in the evening the (poor) shepherd will
come to them with their sheep and ask them for something (to fulfill his
needs), but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.' Allah will
destroy them during the night and will let the mountain fall on them, and He
will transform the rest of them into monkeys and pigs, and they will remain
so until the day of Resurrection."
Source : islaam.com
Article by Siddheeque M. A. Veliankode |
