WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:12.660 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her. 00:00:12.660 --> 00:00:16.339 The Ansar enjoy entertainment. 00:00:16.339 --> 00:00:21.699 Allah created the human soul, 00:00:21.699 --> 00:00:24.899 and He is most knowledgeable of it and what is beneficial for it. 00:00:24.899 --> 00:00:31.179 Thus, He revealed a legislation that suits its innate nature and brings balance to its life. 00:00:31.179 --> 00:00:34.100 Whenever it strays from this legislation, 00:00:34.100 --> 00:00:36.179 it wanders in the darkness of ignorance, 00:00:36.179 --> 00:00:39.179 and its life turns into misery. 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:43.240 The search for happiness is a demand of all people, 00:00:43.240 --> 00:00:47.119 yet some realize that the path to happiness 00:00:47.119 --> 00:00:49.520 is following this great religion 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:51.880 which Allah has chosen for us, 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:54.159 so one finds happiness in the pleasure of their Lord. 00:00:54.159 --> 00:00:59.880 Others think that religion is a source of misery and hardship in this worldly life, 00:00:59.880 --> 00:01:03.079 so they seek happiness in the amusements of life, 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:07.099 drowning in them, only to find no happiness. 00:01:07.219 --> 00:01:12.700 Islam came with a legislation that balances serious worship 00:01:12.700 --> 00:01:16.659 with the human soul’s desires for permissible recreation. 00:01:16.659 --> 00:01:19.540 It gave everything its due right. 00:01:19.540 --> 00:01:21.659 Whoever implements this balance 00:01:21.659 --> 00:01:25.180 attains the happiness of this world and the Hereafter. 00:01:25.180 --> 00:01:27.780 It is part of the nature of women 00:01:27.780 --> 00:01:30.260 that they enjoy recreation, 00:01:30.260 --> 00:01:33.260 especially on beautiful occasions 00:01:33.260 --> 00:01:36.060 such as the two Eids and wedding celebrations. 00:01:36.099 --> 00:01:39.540 Therefore, Islam has taken this nature into account, 00:01:39.540 --> 00:01:43.620 and permitted them the recreation that brings joy to their souls, 00:01:43.620 --> 00:01:46.530 without crossing into the forbidden. 00:01:46.530 --> 00:01:50.129 Anyone who follows the Prophetic biography of the Prophet, peace be upon him, 00:01:50.129 --> 00:01:52.890 in his dealings with the nature of women, 00:01:52.890 --> 00:01:55.489 will realize this well. 00:01:55.489 --> 00:01:57.689 Among the examples of this 00:01:57.689 --> 00:02:00.810 is what was narrated by ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:02:00.810 --> 00:02:04.769 that a woman was being wedded to a man from the Ansar. 00:02:04.810 --> 00:02:08.409 The Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:02:08.409 --> 00:02:12.250 “O ‘Aishah, did you have any entertainment with you? 00:02:12.250 --> 00:02:15.210 For the Ansar enjoy entertainment.” 00:02:15.210 --> 00:02:17.280 Narrated by Al-Bukhari. 00:02:17.280 --> 00:02:20.080 The occasion here in this story 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:21.599 is the wedding. 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:25.280 The nature of a wedding is joy and happiness. 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:29.439 The Prophet, peace be upon him, added in this hadith 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:33.539 that it is in the nature of the women of the Ansar to love entertainment. 00:02:33.539 --> 00:02:36.460 Thus, several factors converged on this occasion, 00:02:36.460 --> 00:02:39.020 all of which invite the use of entertainment 00:02:39.020 --> 00:02:41.460 and the expression of joy and happiness. 00:02:41.460 --> 00:02:44.020 The Prophet, peace be upon him, guided 00:02:44.020 --> 00:02:46.979 his wife ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, 00:02:46.979 --> 00:02:49.259 to the importance of having that which brings joy 00:02:49.259 --> 00:02:52.379 and makes women happy on this occasion, 00:02:52.379 --> 00:02:54.780 through permissible recreation. 00:02:54.780 --> 00:02:57.300 The word "entertainment" in this hadith, 00:02:57.300 --> 00:03:00.500 or the word "singing" in other hadiths, 00:03:00.500 --> 00:03:03.340 should be understood according to the terminology of its time 00:03:03.379 --> 00:03:05.020 in which it was spoken, 00:03:05.020 --> 00:03:08.879 and how it was applied in that era. 00:03:08.879 --> 00:03:11.120 As for our current time, 00:03:11.120 --> 00:03:14.599 although the term carries the same word, 00:03:14.599 --> 00:03:17.840 the meaning has changed completely, 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:21.639 and the means and applications have changed as well. 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:24.879 Therefore, no one should use such hadiths as an argument 00:03:24.879 --> 00:03:26.800 to justify falsehood, 00:03:26.800 --> 00:03:30.479 or to declare lawful what Allah, the Almighty, has forbidden. 00:03:30.479 --> 00:03:33.080 Ibn Al-Jawzi, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:03:33.120 --> 00:03:35.400 "It was called singing 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:38.639 for a type of steady chanting and modulation. 00:03:38.639 --> 00:03:42.680 Such a thing does not take one's nature out of moderation." 00:03:42.680 --> 00:03:46.159 How can one use that which occurred in a sound time, 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:48.159 with pure hearts, 00:03:48.159 --> 00:03:52.759 as an argument for these musical voices occurring in a corrupt time, 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:56.030 with souls possessed by whims? 00:03:56.030 --> 00:03:59.150 This is nothing but a fallacy of understanding. 00:03:59.150 --> 00:04:01.469 Has it not been authentically reported in the hadith 00:04:01.509 --> 00:04:05.430 from ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, that she said: 00:04:05.430 --> 00:04:08.629 "If the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, had seen 00:04:08.629 --> 00:04:10.469 what women have introduced, 00:04:10.469 --> 00:04:13.060 he would have forbidden them from the mosques." 00:04:13.060 --> 00:04:16.660 A jurist must weigh the circumstances, 00:04:16.660 --> 00:04:21.139 just as a doctor must weigh the time, age, and location, 00:04:21.139 --> 00:04:24.060 and then prescribe accordingly. 00:04:24.060 --> 00:04:28.500 And where is the singing that the Ansar spoke of on the day of Bu'ath 00:04:28.500 --> 00:04:32.740 compared to the singing of a beardless youth, enhanced by pleasant instruments, 00:04:32.740 --> 00:04:35.579 and a craft that draws the soul toward it, 00:04:35.579 --> 00:04:39.259 with love poetry mentioning the gazelle and the beloved, 00:04:39.259 --> 00:04:42.860 and the mole, the cheek, the stature, and the grace? 00:04:42.860 --> 00:04:45.220 Can one's nature remain steady there? 00:04:45.220 --> 00:04:46.459 Far from it! 00:04:46.459 --> 00:04:49.579 Rather, one is stirred with longing for the pleasurable, 00:04:49.579 --> 00:04:52.420 and no one would claim not to find that 00:04:52.420 --> 00:04:56.939 except a liar or someone outside the bounds of humanity. 00:04:56.980 --> 00:05:01.939 Furthermore, this recreation that the Prophet, peace be upon him, permitted, 00:05:01.939 --> 00:05:05.300 and guided ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her, to, 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:08.300 is only for the occasion of a wedding. 00:05:08.300 --> 00:05:13.220 Therefore, the scholars agreed on its permissibility at a wedding feast. 00:05:13.220 --> 00:05:15.139 Ibn Battal says: 00:05:15.139 --> 00:05:19.860 "The scholars agreed on the permissibility of entertainment at a wedding feast, 00:05:19.860 --> 00:05:22.139 such as beating the tambourine and the like, 00:05:22.139 --> 00:05:24.420 as long as it is not forbidden." 00:05:24.420 --> 00:05:28.860 The feast was specified for this so that the marriage becomes known and publicized, 00:05:28.860 --> 00:05:31.939 thus establishing its rights and sanctity. 00:05:31.939 --> 00:05:35.660 This type of entertainment is a characteristic of women 00:05:35.660 --> 00:05:38.459 and is not in the nature of men. 00:05:38.459 --> 00:05:41.779 Therefore, Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, said: 00:05:41.779 --> 00:05:43.819 "The strong hadiths 00:05:43.819 --> 00:05:46.500 contain permission for this for women, 00:05:46.500 --> 00:05:49.060 so men should not be included with them, 00:05:49.060 --> 00:05:52.540 due to the general prohibition against imitating them." 00:05:52.540 --> 00:05:53.939 So where is this recreation 00:05:53.939 --> 00:05:57.420 compared to what we see today of debauchery at all times, 00:05:57.420 --> 00:06:01.459 and on every occasion, whether legitimate or innovated, 00:06:01.459 --> 00:06:06.220 while including forbidden things like alcohol, unveiled women, 00:06:06.220 --> 00:06:09.600 musical instruments, and free-mixing? 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:13.399 So, you who fasted Ramadan and stood in its nights, 00:06:13.399 --> 00:06:17.720 do not ruin your Eid by committing what Allah has forbidden, 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:20.220 for then Allah will be displeased with you. 00:06:20.220 --> 00:06:24.620 I ask Allah to accept righteous deeds from us all, 00:06:24.620 --> 00:06:28.660 and to make our Eid blessed for us all. 00:06:28.660 --> 00:06:33.379 It is enough for us to rejoice in the blessing Allah bestowed upon us by allowing us to reach Ramadan, 00:06:33.379 --> 00:06:36.860 and granting us the success to fast and pray during it. 00:06:36.860 --> 00:06:40.459 We will continue in a future meeting, if Allah wills. 00:06:40.459 --> 00:06:46.550 And praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. 00:06:46.550 --> 00:06:50.189 Our Mother ‘Aishah, may Allah be pleased with her.