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Hanafi Scholars on Raqs.
Inshallah in this post i will quote Hanafi scholars, declaring Raqs Harram which we found Sufis doing from the Hanafi School of thought.
{ وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ ٱلْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَيَتَّخِذَهَا هُزُواً أُوْلَـٰئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌ }
تفسير روح المعاني/ الالوسي (ت 1270 هـ)
وأنا أقول: قد عمت البلوى بالغناء والسماع في سائر البلاد والبقاع ولا يتحاشى من ذلك في المساجد وغيرها بل قد عين مغنون يغنون على المنائر في أوقات مخصوصة شريفة بأشعار مشتملة على وصف الخمر والحانات وسائر ما يعد من المحظورات، ومع ذلك قد وظف لهم من غلة الوقف ما وظف ويسمونهم الممجدين، / ويعدون خلو الجوامع من ذلك من قلة الاكتراث بالدين، وأشنع من ذلك ما يفعله أبالسة المتصوفة ومردتهم ثم أنهم قبحهم الله تعالى إذا اعترض عليهم بما اشتمل عليه نشيدهم من الباطل يقولون: نعني بالخمر المحبة الإلهية وبالسكر غلبتها وبمية وليلى وسعدى مثلا المحبوب الأعظم وهو الله عز وجل، وفي ذلك من سوء الأدب ما فيه
{ وَللَّهِ ٱلأَسْمَاء ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِى أَسْمَٰئِهِ }
[الأعراف: 180].The Singing of Songs and Qawwali has been spreaded all over the Countries and Cities. Even the Mosques are not isolated from it. And the singers and Qawwals (Those who sing Qawwali) on special times sing the Qawwali on the Minars of the Mosques, which are based on the topics of Intoxicants and also recite the poetries, and various types of Sur they produce, and does every kind of Harram (Prohibited) act. Even after this from the money of the people duas specified for them. They have been called such and such big "Awliya Allah" and even being deviated from the Deen (Islam), they have been called such and such "Allama Fahama". And even worst than this is what the Sufis does. May Allah destroy them, and when they have been objected due to their "Shirkiya Qawwalis", then they say we take (In Qawwali) the word intoxication as "Love for Allah". Sakar (By taking the names of intoxicated things) they claim the love for Allah and Laila, Mayat and Saa'di types of names they directes to Allah. This is the great and worst insult of Allah (swt).
Quran Says Surah Al-Araf Chapter 7 Verse 180:
"The most beautiful names belong to Allah: so call on him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in his names: for what they do, they will soon be requited"
And only beautiful names are for Allah only. So only call him from the beautiful names and even don't make a contact with them those change his names. These people will get punishment. [ Ruh Al Mani Volume 11, Page 82,83 ]
"From the Harram Sama (Singing) in our time includes the Sama (Singing) of Sufiya (i.e Qawwali) even if it is without Raqs. The demerits of Qawwali is more than the worst poetries. Even after this the Aqeeda (Creed) of the Qawalls (Singers of Qawalli) is that it is a means of access to the Allah. They think that those who are more proficient in Qawwali, are more fearful of Allah. Nauzubillah Min Dhallik, May Allah destroy them (Qawalls and Suffes) where they have deviated"[ Ruh Al Mani, Volume 11 Page 85 ]
An article by Mohammad Kashif Khan
