“‘Imran bin Husain narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said: ‘In this Ummah there shall be collapsing of the earth, transformation and Qadhf.’ A man among the Muslims said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! When is that?’ He said: ‘When singing slave-girls, music, and drinking intoxicants spread.’” (Jami at-Tirmidhi 2212)
“It was narrated from Abu Malik Ash’ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘People among my nation will drink wine, calling it by another name, and musical instruments will be played for them and singing girls (will sing for them). Allah will cause the earth to swallow them up, and will turn them into monkeys and pigs.’” (Sunan Ibn Majah 4020)
“Narrated Aisha: Abu Bakr came to my house while two small Ansari girls were singing beside me the stories of the Ansar concerning the Day of Buath. And they were not singers. Abu Bakr said protestingly, ‘Musical instruments of Satan in the house of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) !’ It happened on the `Id day and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, ‘O Abu Bakr! There is an `Id for every nation and this is our `Id.’” (Sahih al-Bukhari 952)
“Hifazat demands end of music teacher recruitment, calls for hiring religion teachers instead,” bdnews24.com, September 6, 2025:
Hifazat-e Islam has branded the government’s decision to recruit music teachers at the primary level as part of an “anti-Islam agenda” and demanded that the gazette be scrapped in favour of appointing religious studies teachers.
The Qawmi madrasa-based group argued that such a policy would create employment opportunities for madrasa-educated individuals.
In a joint statement, Hifazat chief Allama Muhibbullah Babunagari and Secretary General Allama Sajedur Rahman warned of a mass movement if the government failed to revoke the gazette and introduce one recruiting religion teachers.
“The recently published gazette by the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, which recruits music teachers instead of religion teachers, promotes an anti-Islam agenda. We will not accept any such agenda in the education system,” the statement read.
The Hifazat leaders added, “Islam prohibits the use of musical instruments, and music is not part of basic education. In a Muslim-majority country like Bangladesh, no government has the right to impose music education on children without the consent of Muslim parents.”…
“Instead of appointing music teachers, the government should recruit competent and qualified teachers to improve standards in basic education, including religious education.”…
The group expressed hope that the government would swiftly replace the music teacher recruitment rules with provisions for religion teachers.
“We do not want any confrontations to arise between Islamic scholars and the interim government,” the statement said.
I AM THE INFIDEL YOUR IMAM WARNED YOU ABOUT says
Bangladesh has slipped into the dark ages and is doomed. The only way it can come out of it is by removing all the Islamists by force.
Westman says
Doesn’t the Quran allow Muslim parents to kill their children without punishment? Stunting the children’s minds and souls with lack of music should just be a minor problem.
If you’re planning to raise warriors for Allah who have no empathy for infidels, cutting out music will help them be admiringly brutish. Maybe also cut down on bathing and encourage boys to remind their sisters, often, of their inferiority. How can men bring back sex slaves and kill infidel grandmothers if they have empathy for women?
My standard measurement for humans is, if they hate all music, they are both mentally ill and dangerous.
The world certainly needs more Muslim “scholars” to turn the world into a visage of North Korea with leaders killing each other over who is the most correct Caliph.(sarc) I’m betting Bangladesh stays poor and periodically violent.
Winston 101 says
Good old George Harrison, with his “Concert for Bangladesh”. He might see the irony
of his having tried to help a country ,that would bow to a mob, that wants to ban teaching music!
As his song goes “Bangladesh, what a mess.”
He was as clueless, at the time, as most Westerners about Islam.