FatwaNationalSocial & Contemporary Issues
Hukum Mengiringi Bacaan al-Quran Dengan Muzik dan Menggunakan Matan Hadis, Terjemahan al-Quran Serta Terjemahan Hadis Sebagai Lirik Lagu
What is the ruling on accompanying Quran recitation with music and using hadith texts or translations of the Quran and hadith as song lyrics?
Short answer
The 96th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (13-15 October 2011) decided that guidance on this issue should be referred to existing guidelines, namely the Guidelines on Entertainment in Islam and the Guidelines on Screening Islamic-Themed Publication Materials.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Social & Contemporary Issues
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The 96th Muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee (13-15 October 2011) decided that guidance on this issue should be referred to existing guidelines, namely the Guidelines on Entertainment in Islam and the Guidelines on Screening Islamic-Themed Publication Materials. It also recommended that JAKIM continuously monitor the music industry's tendency to use Quranic or hadith texts as song lyrics. The aim is to keep the practice controlled so that it does not tarnish the sanctity of Islam.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Muzakarah bersetuju memutuskan supaya panduan hukum terhadap isu ini dirujuk kepada garis panduan-garis panduan sedia ada seperti Garis Panduan Hiburan Di Dalam Islam dan Garis Panduan Penapisan Bahan-bahan Penerbitan Berunsur Islam
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How to cite
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National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Hukum Mengiringi Bacaan al-Quran Dengan Muzik dan Menggunakan Matan Hadis, Terjemahan al-Quran Serta Terjemahan Hadis Sebagai Lirik Lagu”, 15 October 2011. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#hukum-mengiringi-bacaan-al-quran-dengan-muzik-dan-menggunakan-matan-hadis-terjemahan-al-quran-serta-terjemahan-hadis-seb. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-quran-recitation-music-hadith-song-lyrics/