About the fatwa

Date :

Fri, May 22 2015
Question

Singing the Qur’aan is apostasy

What is the ruling on using a verse of the Qur’aan as a line in a poem? And what is the ruling on singing a verse of the Qur’aan accompanied by music?
Answer
Answer

Praise be to Allaah.

Including a verse of the Qur’aan in a poem is not permitted, and singing a verse is even more forbidden. This is a form of mocking the Qur’aan, which amounts to apostasy from the religion of Islam. 

Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan al-Fawzaan from Al-Hisbah magazine, issue no. 35, p. 14