A nasheed is a type of cultural music. A nasheed (Arabic: singular
نشيد nashÄ«d, plural أناشيد anÄ shÄ«d, meaning: "chants") is
a work of vocal music that is either sung a cappella or accompanied by
percussion instruments such as the daf. In general, Islamic anasheed
do not contain lamellaphone instruments, string instruments, or wind
and brass instruments, and digital remastering â€" either to mimic
percussion instruments or create overtones â€" is not permitted as
this is still a form of instrumentation and mimics actual instruments.
The only acceptable instrument is the daf which is to be used during
weddings as some in the time of Muhammad. It can also be used in
certain ceremonies.Nasheed are popular throughout the Islamic world.
The material and lyrics of a nasheed usually make reference to Islamic
beliefs, history, and religion, as well as current events.Some ulama
argue that the use of musical instruments is implicitly prohibited in
the ahadith. The founders of all four of the major madhabs â€" Islamic
schools of thought â€" as well as many other prominent scholars, have
debated the legitimacy and use of musical instruments. For instance,
according to the Hanafi school of thought, associated with the scholar
Abu Hanifa, if a person is known to listen to such forbidden musical
instruments, their testimony is not to be accepted. A majority of
Muslim scholars traditionally have held that at least some music with
some of its instruments are haraam: sinful by the hadith, as well as
by tradition. There are those who reject such claims, citing revealed
scriptures, earlier prophets, and the example of Mohammed in the
appreciation of the musical arts.According to the widely acknowledged
book of authentic hadiths Sahih al-Bukhari of Sunni scholarship,
Muhammad taught that musical instruments are sinful:
نشيد nashÄ«d, plural أناشيد anÄ shÄ«d, meaning: "chants") is
a work of vocal music that is either sung a cappella or accompanied by
percussion instruments such as the daf. In general, Islamic anasheed
do not contain lamellaphone instruments, string instruments, or wind
and brass instruments, and digital remastering â€" either to mimic
percussion instruments or create overtones â€" is not permitted as
this is still a form of instrumentation and mimics actual instruments.
The only acceptable instrument is the daf which is to be used during
weddings as some in the time of Muhammad. It can also be used in
certain ceremonies.Nasheed are popular throughout the Islamic world.
The material and lyrics of a nasheed usually make reference to Islamic
beliefs, history, and religion, as well as current events.Some ulama
argue that the use of musical instruments is implicitly prohibited in
the ahadith. The founders of all four of the major madhabs â€" Islamic
schools of thought â€" as well as many other prominent scholars, have
debated the legitimacy and use of musical instruments. For instance,
according to the Hanafi school of thought, associated with the scholar
Abu Hanifa, if a person is known to listen to such forbidden musical
instruments, their testimony is not to be accepted. A majority of
Muslim scholars traditionally have held that at least some music with
some of its instruments are haraam: sinful by the hadith, as well as
by tradition. There are those who reject such claims, citing revealed
scriptures, earlier prophets, and the example of Mohammed in the
appreciation of the musical arts.According to the widely acknowledged
book of authentic hadiths Sahih al-Bukhari of Sunni scholarship,
Muhammad taught that musical instruments are sinful:
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