Music for Children

8-2-2000 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is music okay for children, for example, in learning the Arabic alphabet or other Islamic principles?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

All kinds of music are forbidden. Indeed, there is nothing good in music. So, if the child grows up with it, he will like it too much and will be addicted to it. Allah, the great and Almighty, has made legal a variety of useful means for acquiring knowledge. So, one should stick to these means and leave out anything that is forbidden by Allah.

For more benefit on music and singing, please refer to Fataawa 81239, 343048, 350473, 295633, and 92223.

Allah knows best.