Islam and music
Islam and music
Islam and music
Muslim boy band seven8six
Muslim boy band seven8six
Even leaving aside the issue of Seven8Six's image, music is
a complicated issue in Islam, with many different views on
what is acceptable. Some Muslims believe that string and
wind instruments are haram (unlawful) and should be
forbidden. Here's what the band members themselves have to
say on the issue:
Some scholars say it's legitimate, some scholars say its
not. One thing we can say that we all agree is that songs
that are about sex, drugs, violence are not legit. Some
scholars say, 'Hey, as long as the music is good and you
don't lose yourself in it, it's legitimate.' Other scholars
say. 'Even if it's good lyrically, if there are certain
instruments that are used, like string instruments, like
guitars, piano and wind instruments, studies have shown that
it makes a person get into it more than they should. So,
what is permissible, in the most conservative opinion, is
percussion. So, that's what we subscribe to as a group. What
we put out on our albums is vocals, it's our voices and just
beats. So that makes us get creative with the way we do
things. Now to a non-Muslim that, in itself, is hard to
understand, but that's probably as basic as I can make
it.Shahaab from Seven8Six
There is a strong opinion in Islam that wind and string
instruments are forbidden. That may not be our opinion, but
it is an opinion so we don't use it. Any time you buy a
Native Deen CD, you will not find any wind or string
instruments used on it because we respect that there are
differences of opinion.Joshua from Native Deen
We felt that our message is paramount. We wanted the most
Muslims to benefit from our work, so we use percussion only,
when we're on stage. But then you have like amazing artists,
like Yusuf Islam, [formerly Cat Stevens], who's recently
picked up guitar again and you have Dawud Wharnsby Ali who's
picked up a guitar again and Sammi Yusuf, who's putting on
amazing forty piece orchestras around the world. It seems
there will always be a debate on right and wrong [on any
topic], but we try our best to have a middle path in
everything we do and hopefully we're blessed for it and
continue on it.Naeem from Native Deen
For both bands, there are challenges in combining life on
the road with the requirements of Islam, but they do their
utmost to reconcile the two - always ensuring they fit
prayers into their hectic schedules. Keeping focused on
their religious motivation is not always easy: the pressures
of delivering top class performances, the disapproval of
some more conservative Muslims and the adoration of young
fans are all constant struggles for the band members.
There is always a danger that you need to be on stage... and
I think some people get drunk off their own stardom. We need
to guard against that and that's why, before every programme
we do, we make a prayer and say, 'Keep us guided.' One of
the main songs that we do is called Intentions and that one
we do that almost every set if we have the time, because
it's like telling people: 'These are our intentions,' so we
don't get caught up in the celebrity of things. We are just
regular guys like you'd see at the grocery store and
whatever. We just perform every once in a while and have a
good time doing that.Naeem from Native Deen
There was definitely a fear in the beginning and I clearly
remember Saad's father telling us about this whole fame and
people idolising you or adoring you or whatever you want to
call it. He said it's a definite danger, because it can go
straight to the head and once that happens its very hard to
recover from that. Thank God, we got that bit of advice very
early on in our career and now we pay attention to it, and
to us the fame doesn't really matter. In fact, it doesn't
matter at all. We would rather be unknowns and everyone
listen to our music and develop or understand the message
that we're trying to put throughShahaab from Seven8Six
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