UK: Muslims enraged, accuse rapper of mocking Islam for using Qur’anic phrase in a song, say music is un-Islamic
What one listener wrote is noteworthy: “How is Krept trying to justify the bar he said? It don’t matter about intention or if you’d don’t mock it or deny it, music is haram so why would using Quran verses in your songs not be?”
Whenever I note that Islamic law forbids music (aside from nasheeds, a cappella songs encouraging jihad), I am excoriated as a greasy Islamophobe, but it’s nonetheless true:
Hadith Qudsi 19:5: “The Prophet said that Allah commanded him to destroy all the musical instruments, idols, crosses and all the trappings of ignorance.” (The Hadith Qudsi, or holy Hadith, are those in which Muhammad transmits the words of Allah, although those words are not in the Qur’an.)
Muhammad also said:
(1) “Allah Mighty and Majestic sent me as a guidance and mercy to believers and commanded me to do away with musical instruments, flutes, strings, crucifixes, and the affair of the pre-Islamic period of ignorance.”
(2) “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will pour molten lead into the ears of whoever sits listening to a songstress.”
(3) “Song makes hypocrisy grow in the heart as water does herbage.”
(4) “This community will experience the swallowing up of some people by the earth, metamorphosis of some into animals, and being rained upon with stones.” Someone asked, “When will this be, O Messenger of Allah?” and he said, “When songstresses and musical instruments appear and wine is held to be lawful.”
(5) “There will be peoples of my Community who will hold fornication, silk, wine, and musical instruments to be lawful ….” — Reliance of the Traveller r40.0
“Krept defends controversial bar in D-Block Europe’s Thoughts after he’s accused of ‘mocking Islam,’” by Louise Griffin, Metro, September 27, 2019:
Krept has defended his controversial bar in D-Block Europe’s new track Thoughts, with some accusing him of ‘mocking Islam.’Duo Krept and Konan featured on the new track from D-Block’s album PTSD – but people aren’t too happy about one particular bar.The rapper was heard reciting an Islamic phrase that translates to ‘In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful’.However, listeners have argued that reciting the Quran in songs is disrespectful, with one writing: ‘How is Krept trying to justify the bar he said? It don’t matter about intention or if you’d don’t mock it or deny it, music is haram so why would using Quran verses in your songs not be?‘Make it make sense please. Do whatever you want but don’t bring Islam into your stupid s***.’‘What was krept’s thought process behind that,’ another asked.‘Ahh s*** here we go again. I actually liked Krept too but he’s officially finished after this,’ one more unimpressed listener added.Krept addressed the backlash on Twitter, telling one fan: ‘If you mean every line you say its definitely not mockery. Saying I will never sell my soul and praising God im being dead serious. So again your forcing outrage.’…
“Again” indeed.
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