A Molvi in his pre-Khutbah talk said the following:  The Day of Eid is for playing the duff (musical drum).

Answer

This molvi is a genuine jaahil. The moron is unable to distinguish between right and left, light and darkness. That is why he made such stupid comments to bolster his nafsaaniyat.

While among the Shaafi' Fuqaha there is difference of opinion regarding beating the duff on occasions besides Nikah and Circumcision, such difference is not found among the Hanafi Fuqaha.

It is narrated that when Hadhrat Umar (Radhiyallahu anhu) would hear the sound of a duff, he would ask the reason. If it was because of a Nikah or circumcision, he would not take any action. But if it was for anything else, he would proceed towards it with his durrah (whip).

The moron molvi requires durrah treatment for having uttering such mullock and baatil. His averment that Eid is dedicated for playing with the duff is absolute trash. From whence did he acquire this stupidity. Even in terms of the view of permissibility according to some Shaafi' Fuqaha, it is stupid to say that 'Eid is a day for duff music".

Even in Shaafi' society, the duff is not beat on Days of Eid. Especially in this era of fisq and fujoor – immorality and fitnah – it will not be permissible to have sessions where duff music is played. The one thing will give rise to further acts of immorality. Today the duff (tablah) is a favourite musical instrument of the Hindu mushrikeen. This jaahil molvi has undertaken the evil liability of introducing fitnah in the community with his rubbish comments.

What actually is the motive of the moron for citing the episode of the Abyssinians? It appears that he is stupidly attempting to justify music. The episode in no way whatsoever nullifies the express and emphatic prohibition of music commanded by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and on which prohibition the Fuqaha of all Math-habs have unanimously ruled. A seemingly contradictory episode may not be proffered to invalidate a prohibition commanded by Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam).

The actual shaitaani motive of the molvi is to provide a basis for claiming that music is permissible. Thus, the only flimsy straw on which he could clutch was the duff. The duff is an unknown entity in our Muslim society of today. Even on the assumption of it being permissible, no one will play and create music with the duff today. But they will justify music with the duff argument stupidly presented by the moron molvi.

While the jaahil has sought to provide a basis with the duff, we are sure that he will not make a fool of himself by striking the duff on Eid Day. However, he will justify music in general with his stupid duff argument.

His comment that Islam does not ask one to sit the entire day in the Musjid, is exceptionally putrid and conspicuously confirms his jahal. His comment is pure bunkum. In the almost 15 century history of Islam, there has not been a single Aalim/ Buzrug who had ever propagated the idea of sitting the entire day in the Musjid. Every person knows that Islam does not instruct anyone to remain the whole day in the Musjid. Nevertheless, if anyone spends the whole day in the Musjid with the intention of I'tikaaf, it will be commendable, meritorious and highly rewardable.

Spending time in the Musjid is a sign and demand of Imaan. Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had mentioned that the most loved places for Allah Ta'ala are the Musaajid, and the worst places where most people love to be are the marketplaces.

The jaahil molvi was minimizing the importance and significance of spending time in the Musjid. Furthermore, he rendered a great disservice to Islam with his evil comment at this time when people are generally fleeing from the Musjid. Most people do not attend the Musjid for even the Waajib Jamaat Salaat. Then, after the Fardh, they storm out of the Musjid. They conduct themselves just like the munaafiqeen who cherished an abhorrence for the Musaajid. During the satanic covid era, the Musaajid were made targets by the juhala munaafiq molvis who had gone to great kufr lengths to close down the Musaajid.

Now why did this jaahil molvi have to make his stupid comment about the Musjid when the Musaajid today are generally desolate? People, even ulama, spend very little time in the Musjid. It was only Iblees who had prompted the moron to discourage people from spending time in the Musjid. He gives preference to spending time in merrymaking and shaitaaniyat on Eid Days.

The trustees who allow such a jaahil to act as Imaam and deceive musallis with his talks of jahl are themselves juhala. If they had any Islamic intelligence they would not tolerate such rubbish talks by moron molvis.