Imaam Maalik It is related by Ibnul-Jowzi that Ishaaq bin Eesaa At-Tabaa asked Imaam Maalik bin Anas, the leading jurisprudence of Madeenah, about the view of the people of Madeenah regarding singing (ghinaa). He replied, "In fact, that is done by the sinful ones. "Abut-teeb At-Tabari said, "As for Maalik bin Anas, he truly did prohibit singing and listening to it. " He further related that Maalik said, "If one purchased a slave-girl and found her …
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…ordains restraint of the souls passions and temptations to evil. Song, on the other hand, encourages the very opposite of these virtues, as it excites the hidden innerself and entices the soul inequity by driving it towards every shameful desire. . . " Among the signs of hypocrisy is ones rarely remembering Allah and ones laziness in rising to prayer along with its poor performance. Seldom do you find one infatuated by song except with such blameworthy attributes.