Home » Hanafi Fiqh » ShariahBoard.org » Beatboxing

Beatboxing

Answered as per Hanafi Fiqh by ShariahBoard.org

What is the ruling on beatboxing? 

What is the ruling on making nasheeds on the same tune and beat as popular songs?

الجواب وباللہ التوفیق

Copying musical instruments with the mouth and voice and to hum on that pattern are all impermissible. It comes in the Hadith that the music produces hypocrisy in the heart just like water grows crop. In one Hadith it is stated that Hazrat Ibne ‘Umar was passing by. On the way the sound of singing and music was heard so he thrusted two fingers in his two ears and traversed the path hurriedly until the sound stopped coming. After that he stated that Nabi ﷺ also did the same as I did. It is proven from this that when listening to songs is so dangerous then how severe it is in the Shari’at to copy it or hum it.

وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن یَّشْتَرِیْ لَھْوَالْحَدِیْثِ لِیُضِلَّ  عَنْ سَبِیْلِ اللہ بِغَیْرِ عِلْمٍ وَّیَتَّخِذَھَا ھُزُوًا اُولٰٓئِکَ لَھُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّھِیْنٌ  (سورۃ لقمان : ۶)

الغناء ينبت النفاق في القلب كما ينبت الماء الزرع (شعب الایمان للبیہقی: ۵۱۰۰)

عَنْ نَافِعٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ سَمِعَ صَوْتَ زَمَّارَةِ رَاعٍ فَوَضَعَ أُصْبُعَيْهِ فِى أُذُنَيْهِ وَعَدَلَ رَاحِلَتَهُ عَنِ الطَّرِيقِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ يَا نَافِعُ أَتَسْمَعُ فَأَقُولُ نَعَمْ. فَيَمْضِى حَتَّى قُلْتُ لاَ فَوَضَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَأَعَادَ رَاحِلَتَهُ إِلَى الطَّرِيقِ وَقَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَسَمِعَ صَوْتَ زَمَّارَةِ رَاعٍ فَصَنَعَ مِثْلَ هَذَا(مسند احمد ۴۶۳۳)

وفی بدائع الصنائع (۵۱۳/۶):…دلت المسئلۃ علی ان مجرد الغناء معصیۃ وکذا الاستماع الیہ  وکذا ضرب القصب والاستماع الیہ  الا تری ان اباحنیفۃ رضی اللہ عنہ سماہ ابتلاء۔وفی الدرالمختار (۳۴۸/۶)

واللہ اعلم بالصواب

This answer was collected from Shariahboard.org. It was established under the supervision of the eminent faqih of our era, Hazrat Shah Mufti Mohammed Navalur Rahman damat barakatuhum.

Read answers with similar topics: