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    Nasheeds have changed from what they were at first.

    Hence some of the prominent Shaykhs who permitted nasheeds at first were upset by whatnasheeds and munshids have become and this was before they found out about the video clips so they retracted the view that it is permissible or they stipulated conditions for it to be saidto be permissible.

    What follows are the fataawa of our respected and trustworthy scholars regarding nasheeds.

    Shaykh Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee (may Allaah have mercy on him):

    Al-Shaykh Al-Albaani said: We have to be careful of those who try to change the matters bychanging their names such as what is called as Islaamic Nasheed!!! There has not been in Islaam,for the whole 14 centuries, anything known as Islaamic Nasheed. This is from the inventions of thecurrent modern times. This is a method of inserting that which was known for many centuries andwhich was refuted by the scholars all along, which is the Sufi songs which they call, Gathering ofRemembrance. So now they use it to substitute for the songs which the Sufis used to sing before.The scholars have fought against it fiercely especially in this recent age until you could almost nothear anything of these Sufi songs. So now they came and changes the title and substituted it whatnew title which they call Islaamic Nasheed yet it still contains elements which Islaam prohibits andforbids. These anasheed are based on the same Sufi tunes and rhythms but without the extreme

    exaggeration of the Sufis. So the poetry has its origin in Islaam... the poet of the Prophet(sallaAllaahu alayhi wa sallam), Hassaan Ibn Thaabit, used to refute the kuffar with his poetry perthe command of the Prophet.

    Reciting poetry has its roots in Islaam when it calls them to good character and to excite andencourage them to struggle for the cause of Allaah. But to recite this poetry according tothe known musical notes and melodies and tunes whether they are western or eastern,indeed this has nothing to do with Islaam.

    Rather the poet used to deliver his poetry that was in its content and goals and method, in totalaccordance with the legislation. His delivery is also according to the known method used by Arabs,not by using the musical tunes that are governed by the music notes which is in harmony with the

    eastern and western music. The current anasheed we have were not available during the earlytimes, not in its content or the method of delivery.

    Upon this a questioner asked him. Ya Shaykh, why dont we look at it differently. Rather than sayingthat this is an act of disobedience. Why dont we say that this is a better solution than for examplehaving a wedding with music and stuff. Instead, we get some nasheed band and they sing someIslaamic songs, from the principal of committing the lesser of the two evils.

    The Shaykh replied: This statement of yours, may Allaah bless you, is incorrect. A Muslim commitsthe lesser of two evils when he has no choice but to do so. Example, if a man is in the desert andhe is about to starve to death and he found meat of a dead animal that has not been slaughtered

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    Islaamically which makes it haraam to consume. So here, both consuming this meat and dying areevil. But eating a dead meat is the lesser of two evils. So this principle only applies when theMuslim has no choice but to commit one of the two evils so he chooses the lesser one. But if I wereto have a wedding, what would force me to have any form of evil when I am able to invite a scholarmaybe or a Qur'aan reciter or a lecturer to admonish people.

    Translated by Abu Mussab Wajdi Akkari from: Silsilat alhuda wannuur. Tape # 334

    Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked:

    I hope that you can explain in detail the issue of nasheeds, and the ruling on selling them.

    Shaykh: What nasheeds?

    Questioner: The Islaamic nasheeds that are sold on recordings.

    He replied: I cannot give a ruling on them, because they vary, but I can give you a generalguideline.

    1- If the nasheeds are accompanied by the duff, then they are haraam, because the duff isonly permissible in a specific situation, not all the time. It is more forbidden if it is accompanied bymusic or tabl (drums other than the duff).

    2- If it is free of those things, then we examine it further. Is it performed in the manner ofimmoral songs? This is also not permissible because one soon finds that one gets used to thisimmoral manner of performance and enjoys it, and that may lead one to start listening to haraamkinds of songs.

    3- If these nasheed are sung by young men with attractive voices, i.e., they could provokedesire, or a person may enjoy listening to the sound regardless of the content of thenasheed, then this is also not permissible.

    But if the nasheeds speak of Islaamic zeal and not as described aboveand not as described aboveand not as described aboveand not as described above, then there is nothing

    wrong with them, but it is better to listen toit is better to listen toit is better to listen toit is better to listen to thethethethe QuraanQuraanQuraanQuraan rather than that, or tolisten to a useful lecture, or to listen to a lesson by a scholar. This is better, as

    it will serve a religious purpose and also make it easy for a person, because a person may betravelling from Makkah to Madeenah, for example, and he needs something to keep him awake.

    Questioner: But what is the ruling on selling them?

    Shaykh: I will give you a guideline. Everything that it is haraam to use, it is also haraam to sell,because the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ?When Allaah forbids apeople to eat something, He also forbids its price to them.? Narrated by Abu Dawood, and it issaheeh.

    Liqaaaat al-Baab il-Maftooh (111/question 7).

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    Question: Noble Shaykh, Muhammad Saalih al-'Uthaymeen, as-Salaam 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahiwa-barakaatuhu.Is Islaamic inshaad (singing/chanting) permissible for men? And is itpermissible to accompany inshaad with the playing of the duff? Is inshaad permissible for otherthan `Eeds and parties?

    Response: In the Name of Allaah, All Gracious, All Merciful, as-Salaam 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahiwa-barakaatuhu. Islaamic inshaad is an innovation, resembling that which the Soofiyyah(Soofees) have invented. Because of this, it is befitting to abandon this for the message ofthe Qur'aan and Sunnah.

    O Allaah, were it that this had occurred on the battlefield then it would motivate courage and Jihaadin the Path of Allaah, the Almighty. Then this is good. And if the duff is used along with this, thenthis is (venturing) further from that which is correct.

    Shaykh Ibn 'Uthaymeenal-Bid'u wal-Muhdathaat wa maa laa Asla lahu - Page 229;Fataawa fadheelatush-Shaykh Muhammad as-Saalih al-'Uthaymeen - Volume 1, Page 134

    Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan (may Allaah preserve him):

    Reference: Majallatut-Da?wah No: 1632. 7th Dhul-Qa?dah 1418 A.H. Corresponding to 5th March 1998

    A considerable amount of discussion has taken place with regards to Islaamic Nasheeds, somehave given a formal, legal opinion of it being permissible, whilst others hold them to be an

    alternative to music. What is your opinion with regards to the above, your eminence?

    The phrase Islaamic Nasheeds is incorrect, because it is a newly invented phrase . Hence,for this reason there are no such things [known as] Islaamic Nasheeds in the books of the piouspredecessors, and from the rulings of those who are considered and relied upon to be fromamongst the people of knowledge.

    Rather what is well known is that the Sufis [1] are the ones who have accommodated andincorporated these Islaamic Nasheeds into their Deen, and they name this Deen of theirs as AsSamaa?[2].

    In this day and age, when different parties & groups have arisen and increased, this has resulted in

    all these groups & parties adopting their own fanatical zealous anthems which they have named asIslaamic Nasheeds. This labeling of 'Islaamic Nasheeds' has no authenticity or soundness[in our Deen]. Therefore, it is not permissible to accept these Nasheeds or to circulate andpromote them amongst the people.Allaah is the possessor of all prosperity & success.

    [1] For a detailed case study on the history of Sufism & their heretic beliefs refer to the English translation of the book ?The reality ofSufism? by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Rabee? ibn Haadee Almadhkhalee, published by Alhidaayah, Birmingham, U.K. [TN][2] A gathering of Sufis who listen & chant songs [with music] about Allaah, [TN]

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    Shaykh Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid (may Allaah preserve him):

    Nasheed means words with a tune, and the ruling thereon is known if the words of the nasheed areknown, and how it is performed, and whether it is accompanied by musical instruments or not.

    By studying the words of the scholars and trustworthy Shaykhs, we can compile a list of theguidelines and conditions which must be fulfilled in order for the nasheed to be permissible. Theseinclude the following:

    1- The words should be free of haraam and worthless content.

    2- The nasheed should not be accompanied by musical instruments. No musical instrumentsare permissible except the duff for women on specific occasions.

    3- It should be free of vocal effects that imitate the sound of musical instruments.

    4- The nasheed should not be a habit for the listener, or waste his time, or affect his obligatoryduties or mustahabb actions, such as affecting his reading of Qur?aan and calling people to Allaah.

    5- The performer should not be a woman in front of men, or a man in front of women.

    6- One should avoid listening to people with soft voices or who move rhythmically whenperforming, because all of that is fitnah and an imitation of immoral people.

    7- One should avoid the images that are put on their cassette cases, and more importantly one

    should avoid showing them in video clips of their nasheeds, especially images of provocativemovements and imitations of immoral singers.

    8- The focus of the nasheed should be the words, not the tune.

    Unfortunately we have to say that the Shaza channel does not pay attention to most of theseconditions and guidelines, and its broadcasts are filled with all kinds and types of nasheed, even if itcontains something that goes against sharee?ah. They showed a male nasheed group who werewearing a uniform and performing a dabkeh dance, whilst using vocal effects that sounded likemusical instruments, and some of the nasheeds depicted wedding parties, and among the audiencecould be seen people who were smoking openly in front of people, and this was broadcast asthough it was an Islaamic nasheed.

    They also broadcast some of these nasheeds from festivals and celebrations in which could beheard clapping and whistling to encourage the singer and applaud him. As for some of themshaving their beards or cutting them too short, or letting their garments hang below their ankles, thishappens a great deal.

    There is another serious issue related to these anasheed, which is that women are attracted tothese male singers. So you see them coming out wearing the finest clothes, or even wearingmakeup! And the singers have started to put their pictures and cell phone numbers on the covers oftheir cassettes, like immoral singers. The fact that some women are attracted to these nasheed

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    singers is something that cannot be denied, so heads of households who are responsible for theirflocks should pay attention to this serious matter.

    Some of those who are in charge of this channel have tried to market it from a shariah angle bygiving prominence to Shaykh Abd al-Azeez al-Fawzaans praise of them, but when the Shaykhfound out what they are really like, and that it is not one of the al-Majd channels, and that it is onlyfor nasheed ? when he had been told that it belonged to al-Majd and was a youth channel ? herecanted his praise for them and warned them not to publish it.

    Warnings against this channel have also been issued by the General Mufti of the Kingdom of SaudiArabia, Shaykh Abd al-Azeez Aal al-Shaykh (may Allaah preserve him).

    In a meeting with the Shaykh at Asr on Thursday 13/9/1427 AH on the al-Majd channel, on its

    program called Maa Samaahat al-Mufti, he was asked about the Shaza nasheed channel and hereplied:

    With regard to the Shaza channel which is for nasheed, I hope that the people in charge of al-Majdwill close down this channel, because in fact they are nasheed which may include Sufi nasheeds,and they may contain melodious voices that could distract people from that which is better thanthat. Sufi styles and Sufi nasheeds and so on are things that were denounced by the scholars whosaid: This prevents the people from remembering Allaah, and it is singing, but they made it appeargood by saying that it is Islaamic nasheeds and prayer to Allaah and so on.

    What one should do is not introduce this channel. I do not watch it and I advise people to avoid it. Ihope that those who founded it will fear Allaah and keep away from this channel and avoid

    supporting it or spending on it, and will not be tempted by it or by those who promote it or who try tofind a justification for it, because it is no more than nasheed that distract people from that which isbetter for them. End quote.

    The veracity of what Shaykh Abd al-Azeez Aal al-Shaykh (may Allaah preserve him) said issupported by the fact that it may include Sufi nasheeds:

    (a) The presence of prominent Sufis who take part in it, who are regarded as geniuses of nasheedby them

    (b) A lot of songs about Madeenah, its inhabitants and the grave of the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him)

    (c) Many Sufi expressions in a lot of their nasheeds, such as Mawlaya (my master), ya sanadi (mysupport), umarrigh al-khadd bil-Itaab (I rub my cheek on the threshold of your door), aghithni minkabil-madad (help me by your aid), and so on.

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    Haraam issues in modern anaasheed and the conditions of nasheed being permissible

    Are the modern nasheeds permissible video clips? Is it not similar to the normal songs of kuffar?Are these video clips permissible although it includes women wearing makeup and showing theirfaces and hands, many sound effects and men without beards. Is it permissible for all this to bedisplayed? Please answer in details. May Allah reward you!.

    Praise be to Allaah.

    Firstly:

    Nasheeds have changed from what they were at first.

    Unfortunately nasheeds and munshids (nasheed-singers) have sunk to this level. Whereasnasheeds used to have meanings of faith, jihad and knowledge, they have now in many cases become akin to the songs of evildoers, with softening of the voice, putting a picture of the munshidon the cover of the tape, and making video clips to accompany the nasheed, which contain haraamthings such as the presence of women or evildoers, and using musical instruments. The best ofthem nowadays are those that use sound effects that mimic the sound of musical instruments. Noattention is paid to the meaning, rather all the attention is focused on the tune and other soundeffects. Otherwise tell me how a munshid can produce a nasheed in English which the [Arab]listeners enjoy listening to so much even though they do not understand a single word of it?!

    Nasheeds have overtaken other kinds of educational and beneficial audio material and nasheed

    groups have proliferated in the Muslim world. These groups do not hesitate to publish pictures oftheir groups in newspapers and magazines wearing identical clothing, and their faces oftenproclaim their going against the guidance of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim), as they have shaved their beards. Some Quraan readers whom Allaah has blessed withbeautiful voices and talent in reading that makes one weep have followed in their footsteps. Someof them became very keen to go down that path and released some recordings which do not befittheir status. So you may find one of them producing a recording with some clean-shaven evildoersand pictures of women appearing in the video clip with the nasheed. The camera zooms in on theface of the munshid when he is looking his best and he stares soulfully into the camera andbehaves like a pop singer.

    We are not exaggerating, and we are not talking about things that do not happen. These munshids

    who publish their pictures and mobile phone numbers know that women are tempted by them, andthey know what effect their movements and looks and images have on that weak section ofmankind. Unfortunately we only see them producing more of these nasheeds with images.

    Hence some of the prominent Shaykhs who permitted nasheeds at first were upset by whatnasheeds and munshids have become and this was before they found out about the video clips so they retracted the view that it is permissible or they stipulated conditions for it to be saidto be permissible.

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    Among these prominent Shaykhs are: Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen (may Allaahhave mercy on him).

    1. He said (may Allaah have mercy on him):

    I think that Islamic nasheeds have changed from what they were before. They were done withvoices that were not enchanting, but now they are done with enchanting voices, and they arealso accompanied by evil and corrupting tunes and they say that they are accompanied by theduff, but all of this means that one should keep away from these nasheeds. But if a man comesto us and sings anaasheed that have a sound meaning, and which do not include any nonsense,and uses his voice only with no musical instruments, there is nothing wrong with that. Hassaan ibnThaabit used to recite poetry in the mosque of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim).

    Duroos wa Fataawa al-Haram al-Madani, 1416 AH, question no. 18.

    2. He also said (may Allaah have mercy on him):

    There has been a lot of talk about Islamic nasheeds. I have not listened to them for a long time.When they first appeared there was nothing wrong with them. There were no duffs, and theywere performed in a manner that did not involve any fitnah, and they were not performed with thetunes of haraam songs. But then they changed and we began to hear a rhythm that may havebeen a duff or it may have been something other than a duff, and they began to choose performerswith beautiful and enchanting voices, then they changed further and began to be performed inthe manner of haraam songs. Hence we began to feel uneasy about them, and unable to issue

    fatwas stating that they were permissible in all cases, or that they were forbidden in all cases. Ifthey are free of the things that I have referred to then they are permissible, but if they areaccompanied by the duff or performers are chosen who have beautiful and enchanting voices, orthey are performed in the manner of indecent songs, then it is not permissible to listen to them.

    Al-Sahwah al-Islamiyyah (p. 185).

    3. Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

    As for that which is called Islamic nasheeds, they have been given more time and effort than they

    deserve, to such an extent that they have become an art form which takes up space in schoolcurricula and school activities, and the recording companies record huge numbers of them to selland distribute, and most houses are full of them, and many young men and women listen to them,and it takes up a lot of their time, and they are listened to more than recordings of Quraan, Sunnah,lectures and useful lessons.

    Al-Bayaan li Akhta Bad al-Kuttaab (p. 342).

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    6. One should avoid listening to performers with soft voices who move their bodies inrhythm, because there is fitnah in all of that and it is an imitation of the evildoers.

    7. One should avoid the images that are put on the covers of their tapes, and moreimportant than that, one should avoid the video clips that accompany their nasheeds,especially those which contain provocative movements and imitations of immoral singers.

    8. The purpose of the nasheed should be the words, not the tune.

    There follow some of the comments of the scholars which include the guidelines and conditionsmentioned above.

    1. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

    To sum up, what is well known in the Islamic religion is that the Prophet (peace and blessings ofAllaah be upon him) did not prescribe for the righteous, devoted worshippers and ascetics ofhis ummah to gather to listen to poetic verses recited to the accompaniment of clapping orthe beating of a duff. It is not permissible for anyone to deviate from following him andfollowing that which he brought of the Book and wisdom, whether that has to do with inward oroutward matters, either for an ordinary man or a member of the elite. But the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him) granted concessions allowing some kinds of entertainment in

    weddings and the like, and he allowed women to beat the duff during weddings and othercelebrations.

    As for the men of his era, not one of them used to beat the duff or clap, rather it is proven in al-Saheeh that he said: Clapping is for women, and tasbeeh is for men and he cursed thewomen who imitate men and the men who imitate women.

    Because singing, beating the duff and clapping are things that women do, the salaf used to

    call a man who did those things effeminate, and they called men who sangthey called men who sangthey called men who sangthey called men who sang

    effeminateeffeminateeffeminateeffeminate, and this is well known among their sayings. End quote.

    Majmoo al-Fataawa (11/565, 566).

    2. Shaykh Abd al-Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

    Islamic anasheed vary. If they are sound and contain nothing but calling people to what is good,and reminding them of what is good, and obedience to Allaah and His Messenger, and callingpeople to defend their homelands against the plots of the enemy, and preparing to face the enemyand so on, there is nothing wrong with that. But if they are something other than that, and theypromote sin and are performed before mixed audiences of men and women, or audiences in which

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    women are uncovered in the presence of men, or any other evil action, then it is not permissible tolisten to them. End quote.

    Majmoo Fataawa al-Shaykh Ibn Baaz (3/437).

    3. He also said (may Allaah have mercy on him):

    Islamic nasheeds are like poetry: if it is sound then it is sound and if there is anythingobjectionable in it then it is objectionable.

    The conclusion is that you cannot pass one judgement on all types of nasheed, rather each should

    be examined on its own merits. There is nothing wrong with sound nasheeds, but nasheeds whichcontain anything objectionable or promote anything objectionable are objectionable and evil. Endquote.

    Shareet Asilah wa Ajwabah al-Jaami al-Kabeer (no. 90/A).

    4. The scholars of the Standing Committee for Issuing Fatwas said:

    It is permissible for you to replace these songs with Islamic nasheeds which contain words ofwisdom and exhortation and lessons, which promote keenness to follow Islam and invoke Islamic

    feelings, which put one off evil and the things that promote it, and which motivate the one whosings them and the one who hears them to obey Allaah and discourage them to disobey Him ortransgress His limits; they make one keen to protect His shareeah and strive in jihad for His sake.But you should not take that as a habit which one persists in, rather that should besomething that is done only sometimes, on special occasions such as weddings or whentravelling for jihad and so on, and when one feels low, in order to revive the spirit and motivateoneself to do good, or when one feels inclined towards evil, so listening to such nasheeds mayward that off. End quote.

    Fataawa Islamiyyah (4/533); we have quoted the fatwa in full in the answer to question no. 47996 and 67925.

    5. Shaykh al-Albaani (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

    There may be another sin involved in that [i.e., nasheeds], which is that they may be performed inthe manner of immoral songs and performed according to the rules of eastern or westernmusic which makes the listeners enjoy it and makes them dance and behave in a foolishmanner. So the aim becomes the tune and the enjoyment thereof, and not nasheed per se. This isa new error, and it is an imitation of the kuffaar and immoral people. That may lead to a furthererror, which is imitating them in turning away from the Quraan and forsaking it, and being includedin the general meaning of the complaint of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be uponhim), as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): And the Messenger (Muhammad

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    ) will say: O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Quraan (neither listened to it nor acted onits laws and teachings) [al-Furqaan 25:30]. End quote from Tahreem Alaat al-Tarb (p. 181).

    6. He also said:

    If these anaasheed contain Islamic meanings and are not accompanied by any instruments such asthe daff, tablah drum and so on, then there is nothing wrong with them, but we must point out animportant condition of their being permissible, which is that they should be free of anything thatgoes against shareeah, such as exaggeration and the like. Then there is another condition, whichis that they should not become a habit, because that distracts the listeners from readingQuraan which is encouraged in the Sunnah, and it also distracts them from seeking

    beneficial knowledge and calling people to Allaah. End quote.

    Majallat al-Asaalah (issue no. 2, 15 Jumaada al-Aakhirah 1413 AH).

    7. In the answer to question no. 11563 we mentioned a number of guidelines, which we willmention again here, because they are useful:

    Not using forbidden musical instruments in nasheed.

    Not doing it too much or making it the focus of the Muslims mind, occupying all his time, or

    neglecting obligatory duties because of it.

    Nasheed should not be recited by women, or include haraam or obscene speech.

    They should not resemble the tunes of the people of immorality and promiscuity.

    They should be free of vocal effects that produce sounds like those of musical instruments.

    They should not have moving tunes which make the listener feel high as happens to those wholisten to songs. This is the case with many of the nasheeds which appear nowadays, so that thelisteners no longer pay any attention to the good meaning of the words, because they are soentranced by the tunes.

    We have too high an opinion of our brothers who perform nasheeds and recite Quraan to think thatthey could be a cause of fitnah for young men and women, and a cause of their being distractedfrom obedience to Allaah. They know how great an effect their voices and pictures may have onmales and females; if you go to chat rooms you will see very weird things. You will see a womanwho is infatuated with a munshid or one who cannot sleep unless she is listening to the voice of Soand so, and those who call themselves aashiqat fulaan (lover of So and so a munshid) and yousee men and women venerating those munshids, giving them titles and high status, even thoughsome of them are not religiously committed at all, and some of them have fallen into the trap ofsinging immoral songs, and if you go to some websites that have these nasheeds, you will be

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    surprised at how often these nasheeds are downloaded and how many people have no interest inlistening to Quraan and useful lectures.

    We ask Allaah to set the affairs of all of us straight.

    And Allaah knows best.

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    Has the timeHas the timeHas the timeHas the time not come for those who have believednot come for those who have believednot come for those who have believednot come for those who have believedthat their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaahthat their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaahthat their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaahthat their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allaah

    and what has come down of the truth (this Quraan)?and what has come down of the truth (this Quraan)?and what has come down of the truth (this Quraan)?and what has come down of the truth (this Quraan)?And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before,And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before,And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before,And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before,

    and a long period paand a long period paand a long period paand a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened;ssed over them, so their hearts hardened;ssed over them, so their hearts hardened;ssed over them, so their hearts hardened;

    and many of them are defiantly disobedient.and many of them are defiantly disobedient.and many of them are defiantly disobedient.and many of them are defiantly disobedient.

    The Noble Quraan 57:16

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    Hassan al-Basri used to say:

    Seek and consider the loss of the sweetness of the salaahand of the Quraan and of the dhikr.

    If you find the sweetness when you recite the Quraan and in the salaah,continue with glad tidings.And if you dont find it, then know that the door is closed to you.