Listening to poetry (ashaar)
Question
Is it permissible to listen to shaairi that makes a person emotional thinking about the blessings of Allah Ta'ala and the Azmat of Nabi-e-akram (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)? This may make a person's heart soft but does not count as ibaadah, or does it?
Answer
One may listen occasionally in seclusion.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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