What is the Islamic view on music?

"He visited Sama‘an in his monastery and asked, "O Sama‘an, how long have you been here? Sama‘an replied, "Seventy years. Curious, Ibrahim asked about his sustenance. Sama‘an responded, "O Hanifi, why do you ask? Ibrahim insisted, "I wished to know. Sama‘an revealed, "Every night, one chickpea. Intrigued, Ibrahim inquired, "What inspires your heart that a single chickpea suffices you?"

"His silence should stem from his knowledge of Allah, not from the reverence people have for him. Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah have mercy on him, shared a profound encounter he had with a monk named Sama‘an. He visited Sama‘an in his monastery and asked, "O Sama‘an, how long have you been here? Sama‘an replied, "Seventy years."

"Endure, O Hanifi, the toil of an hour for the honor of eternity. This wisdom deeply resonated with Ibrahim. Sama‘an then asked, "Is that enough, or shall I tell you more? Ibrahim encouraged him to continue. Sama‘an instructed him to descend from the monastery, and when Ibrahim did, Sama‘an handed him a flask containing twenty chickpeas, saying, "Enter the monastery; they have seen what I have given you."

"Sama‘an revealed, "Every night, one chickpea. Intrigued, Ibrahim inquired, "What inspires your heart that a single chickpea suffices you? Sama‘an explained, "Do you see the monastery across from you? Ibrahim confirmed, "Yes. Sama‘an continued, "They come to me once every year for a day. They decorate my monastery and circumambulate around it, glorifying me."

""Allah has prohibited the singing slave girl, her sale, her earnings, and her teaching." We respond: By "singing slave girl," it refers to one who sings for men at drinking gatherings. Singing by a non-relative woman to libertines or those at risk of temptation is forbidden, as they aim at what is prohibited. However, a slave girl's singing to her owner does not imply prohibition, nor is it forbidden for someone other than her owner to hear her, considering no risk of temptation."

"a good appearance with integrity, eloquence with piety, and good brotherhood with loyalty." I found in some books an account that indicates al-Harith al-Muhasibi permitted listening to music despite his asceticism, caution, and diligence in religion and discipline. Ibn Mujahid was known for his fondness for music, to the extent that he would not accept an invitation unless it involved music."

"peace be upon him, and the lamentation of sinners over their faults are exceptions. Singing that stirs joy, grief, or longing, where its stirring is permissible, is also allowed. For instance, the singing of the two girls on Eid day in the house of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and their singing at his arrival with the words: "The full moon rose upon us..."

"Between Delhi and the House of the Caliphate is the private reservoir, larger than Sultan Shams al-Din's. Around it are about forty domes where the music lovers reside, called Pleasure City. It has one of the largest markets and a main mosque, along with many others. I was informed that the singing women residing there gather to pray tarawih in those mosques during Ramadan, led by imams. The men singers do the same. I witnessed men of music during Amir Saif al-Din Ghada bin Mahuna's wedding, each with a prayer rug under his knee, rising for ablution and prayer at the call to prayer. Within the city lies the tomb of the virtuous"

"As He says: "And when they hear idle talk, they turn away from it" from سُورَة القَصَص, and "And when they pass by idle talk, they pass by with dignity" from سُورَة الفُرْقَان. مُحَمَّد بْن الحَنَفِيَّة said this refers to singing, and حَسَن or someone else said they honored themselves by not listening to it. اِبْن مَسْعُود said: "Singing plants hypocrisy in the heart just as water makes plants grow." This statement reflects an understanding of the effect and outcome of singing."

"Listening to music played with reeds and dancing is disliked. Some interpreters have explained the verse of Allah and of mankind is he who purchases idle talk from Surah Luqman to mean singing and poetry. There is a hadith from the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, which states, singing cultivates hypocrisy in the heart just as water cultivates plants."