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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).And 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).And 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~
(AhkZm ul-Qur'an) written by this humble writer. It also carries anequally detailed discussion on music and musical instruments in the lightof the Qur'Zn and HadTth along with the sayings of Muslim jurists andmystics. This treatise in Arabic* has been published in volume V of&kZm ul-Qur'Zn. Learned readers may consult it at their discretion. Agist is being given here for others interested in the subject.First of all, it should be borne in mind wherever the Qur'Zn hasmentioned Lahw and La'ib, it is in the context of its disparagement anddegradation, the lowest degree of which is karahah (repugnance orreprehensibility) (R$ ul-M'Zni and al-Kashshzf) and the cited verse is openand clear in declaring it as vice.And in KitZbul-Jihad of al-HZkim's Mustadrak, it has been reportedby Sayyidna AbG Hurairah & that the Holy Prophet @ said:Every Lahw (play) of the world is false except three things: (1)that you play with your bow and arrow (2) and that you playwhile training your horse and (3) that you play with your wife -because these are among acceptable rights.(HZkim has said that this Hadith is Sahih on the condition set forth by Muslim.But, adh-Dhahab; and others have not accepted it as mutta~il, (of an uninterruptedchain) Instead, he calls it a mursal (of an interrupted chain). But, in the sight of themajority of Hadith experts, a mursal hadith is also authentic).In this HadTth, every 'lahw' or play has been declared as false withthe exception of three. These, in reality, are just not included under thedefinition of 'lahw' because 'lahw' is supposed to be something in whichthere is no worthwhile religious or worldly benefit. And these three thingsare worthwhile. Many religious and worldly advantages are attachedwith them. As for archery and training of horses, they are part of thepreparation for Jihad. Then, playfulness with one's wife serves thepurpose of procreation. That they have been named as 'lahw' is simplybecause of outward similarity. In terms of reality, they are just notincluded under 'lahw. ' Similarly, other than these three, there are manythings that yield religious or worldly benefit while, seen outwardly, theyare supposed to be 'lahw' or play. These too have been rated as
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