Question
"Recently our Musjid was host to a Nazam Jalsah which was held inside the Musjid. It was dubbed as the first such jalsah in Mpumulanga. I enumerate a few concerns. Please enlighten me on the Shariah perspective. i. One of the singers of the nasheeds (songs) sang a nasheed praising Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). His presentation was rap music style with action. His attire was contrary to the Sunnah ii. The other presenter, who is a qualified Molvi and Qaari, when reciting a nazam praising Allah Ta'ala, would gesticulate with his hands (up and down) requesting louder chorus from the musallees). iii. Our local Imaam was the MC of that hosted event. He had hired a non-Muslim sound system company to enhance and increase the sound. We do have a sound system in our Musjid, and also qualified Muslims who have sufficient knowledge of controlling the sound system. But the Imaam had allowed a non-Muslim in the state of najaasat and janaabat to control the sound system inside the main Musjid area. As far as I know even a Muslim is not allowed inside the Musjid without wudhu, never mind the state of janaabat, The non-Muslim operator was in the Musjid for about six hours. The sound system which was hired is used and hired to many non-Muslim and government functions where alcohol, etc.is served. iv. Our local Imaam announced in the Musjid that CDs of the nazam artists/ singers were available for sale. Is it not so that business transactions, promotions or even announcements of lost items in the Musjid are not permissible? Many members of our community are unhappy about this event. Kindly enlighten us of the Shariah's ruling.
Answer
According to the Hadith, a time will dawn when the Imaam (leader, ruler) of the Muslims will commit zina in broad daylight with a woman right on the mimbar of the Jaami' Musjid in Damascus in full view of the audience (the musallees) in the Musjid. It is quite logical that prior to this ultimate enactment of Shaitaan, there will be a prelude of shaitaani events of this nature leading up to the major act of zina in the Musjid by the ruler. It appears that in South Africa, the devil whom you have dubbed the 'imaam' of the Musjid, has initiated the process of preparation for zina in the Musjid.
Ultimate acts of immorality and horror do not occur suddenlt and overnight. People are first desensitized by shaitaan with lesser acts of immorality. By degrees they become accustomed to greater acts of immorality until zina in the Musjid and zina on public roads become the norm.
Shaitaan is a cunning master and teacher. He has initiated the process of incremental immorality and obscenity with songs about Allah Ta'ala and Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Tomorrow when the Imaan has become thoroughly corrupt and desensitized to evil, songs of prostitutes will become acceptable. In the beginning shaitaan lightly holds the victims finger. Gradually his grips increases until the time arrives when he finally swallows his prey.
This satanic imaam is the agent of Iblees or he could be shaitaan in human form. Every act which you have described is the perpetration of shaitaan who has succeeded in enrolling the imaam, the Musjid's trustees and the audience (the musallees) to support the event of immorality and to participate therein. The fact that this imaam had no care for even the sanctity of the Musjid nor was he concerned with the non -Muslim junubi polluting the Musjid for hours, nor did he suffer a twinge of conscience for all his haraam clowning acts, indicates that Allah's la'nat (curse) has transmogrified his brains. This mal-oon so-called imaam has plainly advertised the divine curse which has settled on him.
One does not require an excess of intelligence to understand that the vile 'nazam jalsah'-concert held in the Musjid is HARAAM. All the antics, acts and even the very singing of the nazams in the Musjid in the manner described in your letter are HARAAM. It is worse than the act of adultery committed by a man in privacy because the adulterer is smitten afterwards by remorse, regret, and he hastens to Taubah while the devil 'imaam' promotes his Satanism under the guise of the Deen.
There is no need to comment much on the ingredients of the immoral function. The concert was HARAAM from A to Z. The faasiq imaam should be kicked out from the imamate position. It is not permissible to have such a faasiq-faajir to be the Imaam of the Musjid. The trustees of the Musjid are equally liable and blameworthy for allowing the HARAAM concert to be conducted in the Musjid. The imaam and all of those who condoned this HARAAM function are tinders of Jahannum.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 21 No 02
- PDF page
- 7
Appears under A HARAAM, OBSCENE FUNCTION IN A MUSJID (approximate).