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Let’s be honest—music is everywhere. You step out of your house in Lagos, and before you reach the main road, you’ve already heard three Afrobeats hits, an old Fuji classic, and somebody testing their speaker with loud amapiano. I won’t lie—I love music too. In fact, I analyze lyrics like I’m about to submit a PhD thesis on Wizkid’s discography.

But despite my love for music, I had to reduce my listening drastically. Why? Because once you let music colonize your brain, you might unknowingly turn your solat into a remix session.


1. Music Hijacks Your Mind—Even During Prayer

If you’ve ever tried to pray, only for your brain to suddenly start humming the latest viral song, congratulations—you’ve been musically possessed. 🤦🏽
Example? Imagine you’re peacefully reciting Surah Al-Fatiha in solat, then suddenly, your mind interrupts: "Bismillah-ir-Rahman-ir-Raheem…" "She tell me say na money dey make am fine…"
Next thing you know, instead of Inna atayna, you're about to accidentally say Lilafi Quraish and mix up Quranic verses with Davido lyrics. At that moment, even your guardian angel is confused.


2. Music Keeps You Far from Allah

Allah encourages us to remember Him frequently—ponder on His words, recite Quran, make dhikr. But let’s be real: music is very seductive to the ears. Instead of reciting Subhanallah after solat, your brain tells you: "You’ve listened to Quran for two minutes, now let’s balance it with Burna Boy for two hours."
And just like that, music occupies your mind while pushing remembrance of Allah further down the priority list.


3. It Becomes an Addiction

Music is designed to be mentally addictive—especially modern beats that are scientifically crafted to trigger dopamine (your brain’s "happy hormone". Once you start listening, you want more, and before you know it, you can’t function without music playing in the background.


4. Music Influences Mood and Actions

Music subtly affects your emotions and behavior. Ever noticed how listening to slow, emotional songs can make you feel sad for no reason? Or how a hype song makes you want to go to the gym (even though you’ll probably just lie down afterward)?
Now imagine you’re supposed to be reading Quran and reflecting, but instead, your mind is replaying that heartbreak song from five years ago. That emotional shift pulls you away from the spiritual clarity you need.


The balance between love of music and ones connection with Allah is tough, but the rewards of focusing on Allah far outweigh the momentary pleasure of a catchy tune.

May Allah give us the strength to resist, or at least stop turning our solat into an accidental playlist shuffle. Ameen. 😅

Chai

It should have strong autotune.

Nice 👍
You may not get the likes for this but you have done a wonderful job. May you be immensely rewarded by Allah Almighty.

Na waoo

What is wrong with you?

lastmessenger:
Everything you guys touch you guys try to destroy. I wonder if this is religion or slavery

Must you listen to Burna boy. Are there no Islamic music you can listen to? Are there no happy Idlanic songs you can use to help you meditate on the Quran?

Which kind excuses be all these ones for Christ's sake.

This is in sharp contrast to what we know about God. God is a lover of music, there are battles that have been won through music. In heaven, what we know about the angels is that they sing to God day and night (though there is no night there).
How, then, can this same God forbid His children to sing songs?

Terrorism ideology

No wonder I went to my neighour's son's Nikai, the bride's parents did not really dance like that because they are practicing Muslim unlike my fellow muslim neighbours that play secular music on ileya day from morning till night

lastmessenger:
Everything you guys touch you guys try to destroy. I wonder if this is religion or slavery

Music is not allowed in Islam
it's haram
Any Muslim doing music is commiting sin
inform them
wizkid and Asake especially

let's learn to mind our business often

"if music is the food for d soul, play on" by shaspair

All the host of God's angles adores HIM with musizs.
He who sings prays twice

Aboki religion.

The Arabs that owns the religion blast music all around the streets inside their convertible without any one to caution them. If you have said everything should be in moderation, I will support that but looking at your list; No sir.

Even your call to prayer is musical
God created music

zombieHUNTER:
Music is not allowed in Islam
it's haram
Any Muslim doing music is commiting sin
inform them
wizkid and Asake especially

let's learn to mind our business often

how are you minding your business by worrying about what wizkid and asake chose to do or not do?

lastmessenger:
Everything you guys touch you guys try to destroy. I wonder if this is religion or slavery

This has to do with Islamic opinion, not trying to destroy anything. Not at all.

booblacain:
Must you listen to Burna boy. Are there no Islamic music you can listen to? Are there no happy Idlanic songs you can use to help you meditate on the Quran?

Which kind excuses be all these ones for Christ's sake.

there is nothing like Islamic music get your facts right

But terrorism is welcomed

zombieHUNTER:
Music is not allowed in Islam
it's haram
Any Muslim doing music is commiting sin
inform them
wizkid and Asake especially

let's learn to mind our business often

Na the mental slavery wey bob marley singed about be dz…..

Tueh,how your religion mixes things up ehn….

Nah lie na lie

OluwaBlessyn:
Na the mental slavery wey bob marley singed about be dz…..

Tueh,how your religion mixes things up ehn….

islam is a complete way of life, it ia not like your lip service faith