{"_id":"668da0a20b76658b4c233c71","title":"Is it haram to whistle?","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is whistling haram? I was told growing up that it was done by people for bad reasons in the Prophet's time or that it calls to Shaytan.\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"You're probably referring this verse, which says:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"وَمَا كَانَ صَلَاتُهُمْ عِنْدَ الْبَيْتِ إِلَّا مُكَاءً وَتَصْدِيَةً فَذُوقُوا الْعَذَابَ بِمَا كُنْتُمْ تَكْفُرُونَ\"},{\"attributes\":{\"align\":\"right\",\"direction\":\"rtl\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Nor has their prayer by the House itself been but whistling and clapping echoing from the walls: So, taste the chastisement for your unceasing disbelief. [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/8/35\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Quran 8:35\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"]\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nAccording to some tafsirs (exegesis), this verse is referring to how the Mushriks would disturb the prayer of the prophet ﷺ by whistling and clapping. Others say it refers to the pre-Islamic practice of clapping and whistling while circumambulating the kabah.\\n\\nAs for the ruling on normal whistling that is not done to disturb or annoy, I'm not aware of it being haram. Nevertheless, it is highly advisable not to take it up as a habit; engaging in the remembrance of Allah or reciting the Quran would be much more beneficial.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe70b76658b4c2328a0","tag":"Quran: Tafseer","count":34},{"_id":"668da0640b76658b4c233609","tag":"Contemporary Life: Music","count":22}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:42:10.061Z"}