Listening to music is a sin?

music is not a sin in Islam. whomever says this has to bring proof from Quran. its a historical fact that our prophet has organized musical events during his reign. he liked it very much. many great Muslims in history are big fans of music. plus the art of music has developed in great deal in Muslim countries (arabia, persia, turkey, ethiopia, eritrea, pakistan etc). would music develop in these countries if it was haram? use your logic!

enes if u know d answer to ur question then y did u asked? what u said to d broda was wrong pls dont do that again knowledge is like an ocean u only get ur share. The answer to ur quetion is simple music of nowadays is haram. Wallah i dnt think u love music d way i do bt bcos of Allah & d punishment prepare for music listener is severe it took me time praying to Allah to help me stop hearing music bt alhamdulilah now i only have just one music in my phone which is d song "mirror" so my advice u better pray for ur self instead of looking for excuse or someone to tell u is halal. Wallahi i swear by Allah music is haram wassalam

There are some limitations to be observed in the matter of singing:

1. The subject matter of songs should not be against the teachings of Islam. For example, if the song is in praise of wine, and it invites people to drink, singing or listening to it is haram.
2. Although the subject matter itself may not be against the Islamic teachings, the manner of singing may render it haram; this would be the case, for example, if suggestive sexual movement accompanied the singing.
3. Islam fights against excess and extravagance in anything, even in worship; how, then, can it tolerate excessive involvement with entertainment? Too much time should not be wasted in such activities; after all, what is time but life itself? One cannot dispute the fact that spending time in permissible activities consumes time, which ought to be resaved for carrying out religious obligations and doing good deeds. It is aptly said, "There is no excess except at the expense of a neglected duty."
4. Each individual is the best judge of himself. If a certain type of singing arouses one's passions, leads him towards sin, excites the animal instincts, and dulls spirituality, he must avoid it, thus closing the door to temptations.
5. There is unanimous agreement that if singing is done in conjunction with haram activities—for example, at a drinking party, or if it is mixed with obscenity and sin—it is haram.

Source: http://www.islamawareness.net/Music/music_fatwa005.html

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 7.494B

Narrated by Abu Amir or Abu Malik Al Ashari

that he heard the Prophet (S.A.W) saying, "From among my followers there will be some people who will consider illegal sexual intercourse, the wearing of silk, the drinking of alcoholic drinks and the use of musical instruments, as lawful.”

Holy Qur'an says,

And of mankind is he who purchases idle talks (i.e.music, singing, etc.) to mislead (men) from the Path of Allah without knowledge, and takes it (the Path of Allah, the Verses of the Quran) by way of mockery. For such there will be a humiliating torment (in the Hell-fire). [Holy Qur'an 31:6]

Not every kind of music is Halal or Haram. There are many conditions to it. And no sensible Muslim can say that our Holy Prophet (S.A.W) have allowed every kind of music i.e. vulgar, leads to sin, against the teachings of Islam, in praise of haram things or in conjunction with haram activities.

And I think we all have sung our respective National Anthem when we were in schools, right? (Without Music Instruments)

dont be among those Allah was referring in sirat 33(ahzab) verse 36 l quote"it is not for a believer man or woman when Allah & his messenger have decreed matter that they that they should have any opinion in their decision. And whoso ever disobey Allah & his messenger, he has indeed strayed in a plain error.those verse & hadith are proof against u.

You can listen to music if there is no sound or drum,piano as the Prophet forbid us from listening to drum,musical instrument.so think of any song that doesnt have sound.THINK twice.also the time use in listening to it should be spent praising Allah subhana wat'ala. Praise Allah subhana wat'ala,one get reward but doing what is unlawful one will be punished

David sang songs of praise and there was a chief musician. were they doing "haraam" things?

Alot of you people seem to be trying to sway the believers, and you yourselves are given to superstition, you need to repent.

I think that there is a good reason why music can and is haram . Like listening to it when one should be in prayer... Or like spending to much time listening to it. our time is precious and should be spent wisely. Also note that subliminal messages are put in music especially main stream music. Once I realized what I was listening to it was clear I don't need music in my life. Nor do I need the images of tv. And if your going to listen to songs that praise Allah subhana WA taala , why wouldn't you rather recite the Qur'an subhana Allah! Even spending to much time here can be haram. Right?? Just sharing my thoughts Allah subhana WA taala knows best