Three Different Approaches Some Muslims Way You have

Three Different Approaches Some Muslims’ Way You have ( ) ﻏﻢ GHAM (depression) Islamic Way You have fun with conditions American Way You have Fun ﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻨﺒﻲ ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻳﻘﻮﻝ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ ﻳﻤﺰﺡ ﺻﺪﻗ ﺇﻻ The prophet (pbuh) used to joke but only in truthfulness 2

ﺍﻟﻀﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻋﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﻔﻦ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ Shariah Guidelines for Islamic Art ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ : ﺃﻮﻻ ( ﺍﻷﺼﻞ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺸﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻹﺑﺎﺣﺔ ﺇﻻ ﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﺍﻟﺪﻟﻴﻞ ﺑﺤﺮﻣﺘﻪ 1) 13 - ﻡ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﻳﺍ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺛﻴﺔ General Basic Guidelines (1) Things are, by default, permissible, unless there is evidence to the contrary “And He has made subservient to you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, all, from Himself; ” (Quran 45: 3) 5

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ General Basic Guidelines (2) Prohibition is only with an authentic & clear evidence • Say: Who has prohibited the embellishment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants and the good provisions? (7: 32) • Say: Tell me what Allah has sent down for you of sustenance, then you make (a part) of it unlawful and (a part) lawful. Say: Has Allah commanded you, or do you forge a lie against Allah? (10: 59) • Malik, Ash-Shafei, Ar-Rabi` ibn Khaitham: Fear of prohibiting ( ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﻢ ﺑﻨﺺ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﺻﺮﻳﺢ 2) 32 ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻷﻌﺮﺍﻑ ﻡ ﺍ ﻧ ﺍﻟ ﻡ ﻥ ﻡ ﺍﺍ ﻻﻻ آﻠ ﻯ ﺍﻟ 59 ﻭ ﻳﻮﻧﺲ – ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊ ﺑﻦ ﺧﻴﺜﻢ ، ﺍﻟﺸﺎﻓﻌﻲ ، ﻣﺎﻟﻚ ﺍﻟﺨﻮﻑ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﻢ ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻮﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺮﻣﺔ 6

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻷﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ General Basic Guidelines (3) Beautification must not impinge on the required or the (ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺴﻴﻨﻲ ﻻ ﻳﺨﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺤﺎﺟﻲ 3) necessary ﻭﺍﻟﻀﺮﻭﺭﻱ Art is a beautification matter that should not impinge on the fundamentals of the creed, the morality or the objectives of ﺍﻟﻔﻦ ﺃﻤﺮ ﺗﺤﺴﻴﻨﻲ ﻻ ﻳﺨﻞ ﺑﺄﺼﻮﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺎﺋﺪ the shariah ﺃﻮ ﻣﻜﺎﺭﻡ ﺍﻷﺨﻼﻕ ﺃﻮ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺎﺻﺪ (4) When easing, account for the spread of predicaments ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻋﻴﺔ What is indirectly prohibited is allowed in case of a requirement (ﻣﺮﺍﻋﺎﺓ ﻋﻤﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﻮﻯ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺨﻔﻴﻒ 4) What is intrinsically prohibited is allowed in case of. – ﻣﺎ ﺣﺮﻡ ﻟﻐﻴﺮﻩ ﻳﺒﺎﺡ ﻟﻠﺤﺎﺟﺔ necessity (5) Account for the dawah aspect. – ﻣﺎ ﺣﺮﻡ ﻟﺬﺍﺗﻪ ﻳﺒﺎﺡ ﻟﻠﻀﺮﻭﺭﺓ “So that the Jews would know that there is a room in our (ﻣﺮﺍﻋﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺠﺎﻧﺐ ﺍﻟﺪﻋﻮﻱ 5) religion and that we are sent with a simple hanifiya” ، ” ﺣﺘﻰ ﺗﻌﻠﻢ ﻳﻬﻮﺩ ﺃﻦ ﻓﻲ ﺩﻳﻨﻨﺎ ﻓﺴﺤﺔ ” ﻭﺃﻨﻨﺎ ﺑﻌﺜﻨﺎ ﺑﺤﻨﻴﻔﻴﺔ ﺳﻤﺤﺎﺀ 7

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ General Objective Guidelines (1) Delighting – “Send him with us tomorrow, so that he enjoys himself and plays” (12: 12) – Enjoying the time to energize the soul and Not wasting time or tempting the soul – Al-ghazali: Importance of playing with the kids – A sign of wrath: Wasting time ( ﺍﻹﻣﺘﺎﻉ 1) (12 ﺍ ﺩ )ﻳﻮﺳﻒ ﺗﺮﻃﻴﺐ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻟﺘﻨﺸﻴﻂ ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﺇﺿﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ ﻭﺇﻏﻮﺍﺀ . ﺍﻟﻨﻔﺲ . ﺍﻟﻐﺰﺍﻟﻲ ﻭﺃﻬﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﻌﺐ ﻟﻸﻄﻔﺎﻝ ﻣﻦ ﻋﻼﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻘﺖ ﺇﺿﺎﻋﺔ . ﺍﻟﻮﻗﺖ 8

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺼﺪ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ General Objective Guidelines (2) Convincing – With a idea regarding the faith, the morals or the shariah If you ask me who my God is, on whose name I call If you ask me who my God is: ‘He’s the God of us all' 'Allah, the Merciful’ If you ask me what my Book is that I hold in my hand If you ask me what my Book is: ‘It’s the Holy Qur’an, the Holy Qur’an’ If you ask me who my Prophet is, I will say, ‘Haven’t you heard? His name is Muhammad, Salla Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, A Mercy to the worlds, a Mercy to the worlds’ If you ask me who my enemy is, I will say, ‘Don’t you know? ’ If you ask me who my enemy is: ‘He’s that same old Devil, that same old Devil’ ( ﺍﻹﻗﻨﺎﻉ 2) ﺑﻔﻜﺮﺓ ﻋﻘﺪﻳﺔ ﺃﻮ ﺃﺨﻼﻗﻴﺔ ﺃﻮ ﺷﺮﻋﻴﺔ ﺇﻥ ﺳﺄﻠﺘﻢ ﻋﻦ ﺇﻟﻬﻲ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺭﺣﻤﻦ ﺭﺣﻴﻢ ﺇﻥ ﺳﺄﻠﺘﻢ ﻋﻦ ﻛﺘﺎﺑﻲ ﻓﻬﻮ ﻗﺮآﻦ ﻛﺮﻳﻢ ﺇﻥ ﺳﺄﻠﺘﻢ ﻋﻦ ﻧﺒﻲ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺇﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﻋﻈﻴﻢ ﺇﻥ ﺳﺄﻠﺘﻢ ﻋﻦ ﻋﺪﻭﻱ ﻓﻬﻮ ﺷﻴﻄﺎﻥ ﺭﺟﻴﻢ (ﻋﺪﻡ ﻃﻠﺐ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﺮﺓ 3) (3) Not seeking fame 9

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻜﻴﻒ Guidelines for the Contents (1) Its good contents are good – The exhorting of dignity, honor, spending and forgiveness (2) Its bad contents are bad – – – Instigating desires towards the prohibited Dignifying the tyrants Mocking the good and its people Revealing the nakedness Extreme violence ( ﺣﺴﻨﻪ ﺣﺴﻦ 1) ﺍﻟﺤﺚ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﺰﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻜﺮﺍﻣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﺬﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﺴﺎﻣﺢ ( ﻗﺒﻴﺤﻪ ﻗﺒﻴﺢ 2) ﺇﺛﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺸﻬﻮﺍﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﻣﺎﺕ ﺗﻤﺠﻴﺪ ﺍﻟﻄﻐﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﺴﺨﺮﻳﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺨﻴﺮ ﻭﺃﻬﻠﻪ ﻛﺸﻒ ﺍﻟﻌﻮﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻌﻨﻒ ﺍﻟﺸﺪﻳﺪ 10

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﻌﻴﻦ Guidelines for the Audience 3)) Do not forbid those who differ ( ﻋﺪﻡ ﺍﻹﻧﻜﺎﺭ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺎﻟﻒ 3) ﻻ ﻳﺠﻮﺯ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻊ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻟﻢ ﻳﻜﻦ ﻧﺺ : ﺍﺑﻦ ﺗﻴﻤﻴﺔ . ﺻﺮﻳﺢ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺃﻮ ﺳﻨﺔ ﺃﻮ ﺇﺟﻤﺎﻉ ﻟﻢ ﺃﻌﻠﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻓﻲ : ﺍﻟﺸﻮﻛﺎﻧﻲ – Ibn Taimiya: Preventing is not allowed unless there is a clear text from the book, the sunnah or the unanimity – Ash-Shawakani: I do not know in the book of Allah or in the sunnah a clear and correct Hadith about prohibition; ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﺣﺪﻳﺜ ﺻﺤﻴﺤ ﺻﺮﻳﺤ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺤﺮﻳﻢ ﻭﺇﻧﻤﺎ They are generalities and appearances to be taken into ﻫﻲ ﻇﻮﺍﻫﺮ ﻭﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎﺕ ﻳﺴﺘﺄﻨﺲ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻻ ﺃﺪﻟﺔ account but not certain evidences. . ﻗﻄﻌﻴﺔ – Ibn Hajar Al-Haithami: Some forbade listening to singing without detailing. Whoever forbids, is forbidding against 70 ﺃﻨﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺳﻤﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ : ﺍﺑﻦ ﺣﺠﺮﺍﻟﻬﻴﺜﻤﻲ truthful ones. ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺗﻔﺼﻴﻞ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﻨﻜﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ . ﺳﺒﻌﻴﻦ ﺻﺪﻳﻘﺎ – Al-Harordi: The one who forbids is either ignorant of the ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻜﺮ ﺇﻣﺎ ﺟﺎﻫﻞ ﺑﺎﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﺃﻮ : ﺍﻟﻬﺮﻭﺭﺩﻱ sunnah or hard in manners. ﺟﺎﻣﺪ ﺍﻟﻄﺒﻊ 15

ﺿﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻤﻌﻴﻦ Guidelines for the Audience )4) Consult your heart even if people gave you many opinions ( ﺍﺳﺘﻔﺖ ﻗﻠﺒﻚ ﻭﺇﻥ ﺃﻔﺘﺎﻙ ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺱ 4) ﻭﺃﻔﺘﻮﻙ 16

ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ - ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﺩﺩ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻈﺮ ﻭﺍﻹﺑﺎﺣﺔ Disputed Issues Among Scholars – Singing & Music • Evidence for those whose opinion is the prohibition – “And there among people, are those that purchase distracting talk, to mislead (people) from the path of Allah without realizing and they ridicule it. They will have a disgraceful punishment” (31: 6) – “And those who not witness deception, and if they pass by what should be dropped from speech (laghu) they do so with dignity” (25: 72). – “And fool those who you can from them with your voice” (17: 64) ﺍﻭﻭ • ﺃﺪﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﺤﺮﻳﻢ – ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻥ ﻱ ﺍﻳ ﻥ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﻳ – ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﻭ ﺍﻟ ﻭ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻣ – ﺍ ﺍ 22

ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ Singing and Music • Evidence for those whose opinion is the lawfulness 1. “And He has made subservient to you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, all, from Himself; ” (Quran 45: 3) 2. Ibn Hazm: There is no one authentic hadith in the prohibition of singing and music 3. Ash-Shawakani: I do not know in the book of Allah or in the sunnah a clear and correct Hadith about prohibition; They are generalities and appearances to be taken into account but not certain evidences. 4. Ibn Hajar Al-Haithami: Some forbade listening to singing without detailing. Whoever forbids, is forbidding against 70 truthful ones. 5. Al-Qaradawi: All that is narrated about singing & music is either authentic but no clear or clear but not authentic • ﺃﺪﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻗﺎﻟﻮﺍ ﺑﺎﻻﺑﺎﺣﺔ (13 ﻡ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍﻟ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﻱ ﺍ ﻳﺍ )ﺍﻟﺠﺎﺛﻴﺔ. 1 ﻟﻢ ﻳﺼﺢ ﺣﺪﻳﺚ ﻭﺍﺣﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻨﻊ : ﺍﺑﻦ ﺣﺰﻡ. 2 ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ ﻟﻢ ﺃﻌﻠﻢ ﻓﻲ ﻛﺘﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻠﻪ ﻭﻻ ﻓﻲ : ﺍﻟﺸﻮﻛﺎﻧﻲ. 3 ﺍﻟﺴﻨﺔ ﺣﺪﻳﺜ ﺻﺤﻴﺤ ﺻﺮﻳﺤ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺤﺮﻳﻢ ﻭﺇﻧﻤﺎ ﻫﻲ ﻇﻮﺍﻫﺮ ﻭﻋﻤﻮﻣﺎﺕ ﻳﺴﺘﺄﻨﺲ ﺑﻬﺎ . ﻻ ﺃﺪﻟﺔ ﻗﻄﻌﻴﺔ ﺃﻨﻜﺮ ﺍﻟﺒﻌﺾ ﺳﻤﺎﻉ : ﺍﺑﻦ ﺣﺠﺮﺍﻟﻬﻴﺜﻤﻲ. 4 ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ ﻣﻦ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺗﻔﺼﻴﻞ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺃﻨﻜﺮ . ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺒﻌﻴﻦ ﺻﺪﻳﻘﺎ ﻛﻞ ﻣﺎ ﻭﺭﺩ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻐﻨﺎﺀ : ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺿﺎﻭﻱ. 5 ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ ﺇﻣﺎ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺻﺮﻳﺢ ﺃﻮ ﺻﺮﻳﺢ ﻏﻴﺮ ﺻﺤﻴﺢ 24

ﺍﻟﻔﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﺜﺎﻧﻲ ﻣﺎ ﺗﺮﺩﺩ ﻓﻴﻪ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﺎﺀ ﺑﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﻈﺮ ﻭﺍﻹﺑﺎﺣﺔ Disputed Issues Among Scholars Cartoons and Movies ﻭﺍﻷﻔﻼﻡ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺗﻮﻧﻴﺔ Evidence of those who said it is allowed within Islamic guidelines -What is forbidden from “pictures” is what has a shadow (sculpture) unless it is something that is un-glorified like the toys of children. -Cartoons are not complete pictures, but rather new characters with a unique quality. -They are used for the cause of calling people to Islam and teaching character. -They are a community obligation because of the general problem and the love of children for them. ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻮﻡ ﺃﺪﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺠﺎﺯﻭﻫﺎ ﺇﻻ • ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺮﻡ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺼﻮﺭ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ﻓﻴﻪ ﻇﻞ . ﺍﻷﻄﻔﺎﻝ ﻣﻤﺘﻬﻨ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻟﻌﺐ ﻣﺎ ﻛﺎﻥ ، ﺻﻮﺭ ﻛﺎﻣﻠﺔ • ﺍﻟﺮﺳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻜﺮﺗﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﻟﻴﺴﺖ . ﺑﻞ ﺻﻮﺭ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺫﺍﺕ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﺔ ﺧﺎﺻﺔ . ﻷﻐﺮﺍﺽ ﺩﻋﻮﻳﺔ ﻭﺗﺮﺑﻮﻳﺔ • ﺃﻦ ﺗﺴﺘﺨﺪﻡ • ﻫﻤﺎ ﻣﻦ ﻓﺮﻭﺽ ﺍﻟﻜﻔﺎﻳﺎﺕ ﻟﻌﻤﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﻠﻮﻯ ﺑﻬﺎ . ﺍﻷﻄﻔﺎﻝ ﻟﻬﺎ ﻭﺣﺐ 28

• The Islamic art is a contemporary necessity with the application of the shariah guidelines mentioned earlier • ﺍﻟﻔﻦ ﺍﻹﺳﻼﻣﻲ ﺿﺮﻭﺭﺓ ﻣﻌﺎﺻﺮﺓ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻻﻟﺘﺰﺍﻡ ﺑﺎﻟﻀﻮﺍﺑﻂ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻖ ﺫﻛﺮﻫﺎ 30

You have fun with some conditions It was a cold day in London, Dark clouds rumbling, Grabbed the yellow pages under the bed, I noticed an ad it said, 'Indian Summer', '10 Days of Wonder', 'Paradise is yours for £ 50!' I thought to myself, 'That's it!' Told the wife to pack the bag, Forget about the plans we had "We're going east instead. " She looked at me and shakes her head. I said, "O now baby, I know it sounds crazy, But this may be the only chance we get. We only get one life to live!" So we grabbed the kids and some body-lotion and we went to the middle of the Indian Ocean Our guide was there to meet us; Welcome sign to greet us Ten porters stood up like a wall Carried our bags to the hall The custom man smiled to me Begs so politely "Tell me sir, have you any more? " I looked at him and said, "that's all. " They drove us to the beach house, I said, "Is this all ours? " They nodded and rolled out the bed I turned to my wife and said, "Ooh now honey, I guess it's still sunny, Let's all go down for a dip Before the sun sets. " Suddenly I gazed up, Upon the rising wave, I Saw the sea drawn from the sand I grabbed the wife and kids and ran. "Please God! save us! Please don't blame us, For this is the only life we have; We'll make it up if we were bad. " The wave was a-pounding as we scrambled up the mountain No one even dared to turn their head Just one slip and you're dead! As the waves were dying, A child was crying Searching for her mum and dad A thin dress was all she had She held us tight, We looked far and wide But nothing there. . . There was nothing left We all broke down and wept. Then came the morning, A New Year was born The girl had been with us all night My wife looked down at her and sighed: "O my Darling! It's suddenly dawning, But just take a look at those eyes She must be Paradise!" © Yusuf Islam 31

The End (16 ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍ )ﺍﻟﺘﻐﺎﺑﻦ Therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah as much as you can (64: 16) 32