Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page
Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page
Maariful Quran - Mufti Shafi Usmani RA - Vol - 7 - Intro And Page
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one become negligent of what must be done are also called 'lahw.' Thenthere are occasions when things that bring no worthwhile benefit, ratherserve as pastime or entertainment only, are also referred to as 4 'lahw. 'As regards the meaning and exegetical explanation of the expression:&+dl$ (lahw al-hadith: distracting amusement of things - 4) in thecited verse, sayings of commentators differ. In a narration of SayyidnZIbn Mastiid, Ibn 'AbbZs and JZbir -1 p65 &J, it has been explainedas music, vocal or instrumental (reported and verified by al-Hakim, andal-Baihaqi in ash-Shu'ab).<strong>And</strong> in the view of the majority of SahZbah, TZbi'h and commentatorsat large, the expression: &$'la (lahw al-hadith: the distractingamusement of things) applies generally to everything which makes onefall into a state of heedlessness as to the remembrance and worship ofAllah. Included therein is music accompanied by instruments, andobscene or absurd fictional narratives as well. Imam al-BukhZri in hisbook, al-'Adab al-Mufrad, and al-Baihaqi in his Sunan have both electedto go by this Tafsk. Al-Bukhari has said:'Lahw al-hadith' means playing music and things similar to it (whichmake one heedless to the worship of Allah).<strong>And</strong> it appears in Sunan al-Baihaqi that opting for or buying thedistracting amusement of things (&A\$ CIS! : ishtirz' Eahw al-hadith)means buying a bondman or bondwoman who sings and playsinstruments, or buying similar other immodest things which make oneheedless to the remembrance of Allah. Ibn Jarir has also taken to thisgeneral sense. The same generality is proved by a narration of TirmidhTwhere the ~ oProphetl ~ has been reported to have said, 'Do not buy orsell singing bondwomen,' after which he said, > jj LYI OL djii iia J;rk?: (About such things this verse [ i.e. verse 6 which is under discussion]was revealed)Islamic Legal Injunctions of 4'34'Lahw wa'lacib' (play andgame) and its EquipmentFull details of these injunctions supported by proofs from the Qur'iinand Sunnah have been provided in a treatise contained inalpll fG~