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Recordings › Monday Nights with Mufti #179 | Q&A Unscripted & Unrestricted! 😉 | Mufti Abu Layth · 24 Aug 2020 › Segment 9 of 40

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Doesn't the practice of Medina show that music is haram?

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Does Medina's living tradition prohibit music? Not necessarily

QuestionLive chat · questioner not identifiedAnswered 24 Aug 2020Monday Nights with Mufti Abu LaythSegment 9 of 40 in the recording2020-08-24-S09

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Not necessarily: Malik disliked music by temperament, but Medina after the Prophet was known for its musical instruments.

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A question asks: if music is halal because no sahih hadith makes it haram, would the living tradition not indicate prohibition? Mufti Abu Layth says not necessarily. He accepts that Imam Malik did not like music, but says not liking something is a matter of temperament. He says Medina after the Prophet's lifetime was known for its interest in musical instruments, to the point that a proverb arose among those who disagreed: do not ask the people of Medina about music or about nabidh, because they will just say it is halal.

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When you say music is halal because there is no sahih hadith to make it haram, what of the living tradition: would that not indicate prohibition?

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Mufti Abu Layth says the living tradition does not necessarily indicate that music is prohibited.

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“no not necessarily in fact what's interesting you see what's interesting is even though imam malik i accept he didn't like music”

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twin flame right so mufti when you say music is halal because there is no sahih hadith to make it haram however what of the living tradition would that not indicate prohibition no not necessarily in fact what's interesting you see what's interesting is even though imam malik i accept he didn't like music but there's a difference you see people not liking something is based on their temperament but what is interesting is medina was known

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for people having an inc a proclivity an interest in musical instruments in the city of medina after the prophet's life it was known for that in fact the saying was that it became proverbial that a proverb that do not ask that people that disagreed with it said do not ask madina on music because they will just say it's halal and do not ask about alcohol or the other the nabeed because they will just say it's hala this became a saying so it's interesting you mentioned the

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living tradition thing chad man you're doing it you're doing it henna as always you're doing it all right ismael p are you doing huh drop in the p the super chat i have tried dmt and it was amazing welcome welcome to a different caravan

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Mufti Abu Layth Archive, segment 2020-08-24-S09, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/9/ (accessed 1 November 2026)

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Mufti Abu Layth. (2020, August 24). Doesn't the practice of Medina show that music is haram? [Video, segment 2020-08-24-S09, auto-transcribed, may contain errors]. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Retrieved November 1, 2026, from https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/9/
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Mufti Abu Layth. 2020. "Doesn't the practice of Medina show that music is haram?" Video, segment 2020-08-24-S09, auto-transcribed, may contain errors. Mufti Abu Layth Archive. Recorded August 24, 2020. Accessed November 1, 2026. https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/9/
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  author = {Mufti Abu Layth},
  title = {{Doesn't the practice of Medina show that music is haram?}},
  year = {2020},
  month = {8},
  date = {2020-08-24},
  howpublished = {\url{https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/9/}},
  url = {https://muftiabulayth.org/r/kwmtt2tqao0/s/9/},
  organization = {Mufti Abu Layth Archive},
  urldate = {2026-11-01},
  note = {Segment 2020-08-24-S09, auto-transcribed, may contain errors}
}
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