salam and as we all try to understand what is going on , some of us really should firstly question what we believe in. If we follow the so called majority” of scholars” who say Music is hararm , then why even bother comment ?
Of course some of us are in tha habit of sayign “islamic” music. What exactly is Islam to you ? Is it simple another expanded version of Judaism or a corrected version of Christainity ? To me islam is not a way of Life BUT LIFE ITSELF. for every thing that benifits man is in encouraged in Islam and everything that harms him is defined in Islam.
Some us here are really close minded that when we talk , in our tone of writing there is no room for debate on the issue of Music. I respect you decision to close your mind.
However if you look at the evidence yourself you will be shocked. Music is not “not bad”. But the point is it isn’t “like what people make it look like’.
In addition some of the strogest hadith and quranic ayats are used to specifcally refer to “singing”. However this ins once again “contradicted” by the fact that Resullah (SAW) promoted singing in some instances. Never mind , I even one hear a shia scholar , “critisize” Imam Bukharri. the shia scholar who was advocating music is “clearly” is hararm, was indirectly staying Saheeh Bukhari allows singing in a kind of very rude way. I am not a shia. But i have listen to a a lot and I MEAN A LOT OF SCHOLARS on this issue. From America, to Syria, to Eygpy to Saudi, to Australia to Canada !!!!!!!! and In the end, i think we as Muslims take the decision based on faith. We follow fitrah.
In my family basically I am one of the few muslims who does listen to music, but the point is that we learn to respect each other’s opinions without getting into conflict.
Things like thsi peg us down. If Muslims don’t like it , simple walk away.
And one more thing , nobody should justify his creversation to Islam. Only he knows why he did it.
At the same time , he is undoubtely one of the greatest muslim artists ever alhamdullilah.

and I agree with the person who mentioned these idolizing concerts. These are really really scary. Even with Nasheed artists !!!!!11 I think Muslim artist really have to look at the issue of concerts honestly. For even if I believe Musical Instruments are not hararm, idolizing is obviously something Islam states against.

and I have not still heard a sunni scholar who has declared Music hararm to be equal to Fitnah (disbelief)

Is this really an issue we should be talking about ?

Many issues remain… from Khilafah to the continual oppresion of our brothers and sisters, to the poverty of the Ummah, to the lack of basics followed etc…

Ma sallamah

Thank you for putting it up.

therefore,i could really understand how different people would react with other type of reactions(which are different from them)…some would disagree,while another would disagree with the disagrees…

having to watch the peerformance by yusuf islam(thanks to “stranger” for the link),i have finally be able to differentiate my mind to agree with what he said,which was taken from holy quran words…”whatever the differences you have,just leave it all to God in the Day of the Judgement”…

some people in the world today quarrelling for unnecessary matter,even muslim are not excluded(eg:war between shiah and sunni muslim)…..

what will happen in the future? ~Allahu a’lam bissawab~

that’s why our prophet said long,long time ago…”when there’s trouble(quarrel) among you,you must come back to two things that I leave behind…quran and my sunnah”…..

but now,why do people still fighting with each other?

i sincerely hope that all of us could keep this last word deeply in heart…..”if everybody is a guardian of their own action,then this world will become much better instantaneously”…..
Allahu a’lam bissawab….

I think in America, the muslim communities are redefining culture. They are making an American Muslim culture.
Pretty soon 100 or so years from now(that is we do survive 100yrs on this planet or in America). Videos like these would be reminiscent of the good intentioned videos you see now on PTV or ARY Digital, where a vital islaamic message is mixed in with things that are deemed islaamically inappropriate by a lot of muslims(music, musical instruments, women not covered properly, notion of love expressed between unmarried people but not shown in a bad way, etc). And people will “ignore” or “excuse” these things for getting at the greater or broader message. Also, the video might be a tool to attract a wider(non-muslim audience).

I have to admit, I really didn’t understand the purpose of the video before, but your explanation does make sense.

Anyway, I really respect Br. Dawud Wharnsby Ali and the like, and it’s great they’re continuing to write such great music.

=)

Wasalaams.