The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

T H E D E V I L ' S
D E C E P T I O N S
In response we say:
As for l:iadith of 'A'ishah (ratf !JAlldhu 'anhd) we have previously
spoken about it and indicated that they were singing poetry. Such
singing does not take a person out of his norm.
And how could anyone use such an incident that took place during
those good days, when hearts were clean, as a proof for what is
taking place these days, where hearts are muddy, minds enslaved by
passion?!
This is merely misleading the intelligence.
Didn't 'A'ishah (ratfiyAlldhu 'anha) say: "Had Allah's Messenger
() seen what women these days do, he would have forbidden them
from entering the Maglds."205
The jurist who gives a legal opinion ought to evaluate the conditions
just as a doctor evaluates time, age and location, before making
a judgment.
How can singing poems composed by the Anar on the day of
Bu'ath be compared to the singing of a beardless man using instruments
that move the soul (al-nefs), and with lyrics that talk about
lust, gazelles, moles, cheeks, figures and demeanor?
Proper behaviour cannot stand in the face of such songs. Instead,
a person will become excited towards the meanings of such songs.
Will it not rather be distraught with desire for what pleases it? No
one can claim that he does not feel such emotion save a liar, or a
person who has lost his humanity. Whoever claims to find reference
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Bukhari 2/290 and Muslim #445.
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