Music - A Follow Up

So to explain further on my own way of dealing with the Music issue, I would say that I have listened and read a lot of scholars' opinions about music. A lot to the extent that I became dizzy.

I always passed in phases of stopping music completely, listening to minimum amounts of music in nasheeds, listening to pure music, and then indulging in music and songs.

After a lot of phases back and forth, I reached to my own conclusion regarding music.

I DO listen to music.

But under the following conditions:

- That music is not accompanied with lyrics that have words that can be or indicate kufr or shirk

- That music is not accompanied with impolite lyrics or lyrics that can indicate infidel or haraam relationships or behaviors (like songs that include hints of kissing or touching)

- That music does not bring thoughts of unethical situations (like specific types of music that is known to be for belly-dancing)

- That listening to music does not exceed a certain limit

The limit is defined by how much it penetrates the subconscious. I always make sure to listen to holy Quran recitations at night time. During the day, I like to also listen to Islamic nasheeds. I allow some non-Islamic music to slip here and there, but whenever I notice myself "humming" regular music, I stop it completely. Because then I know that music is penetrating its way through my subconscious. I like to think of myself as either humming Quranic recitations, or humming Islamic nasheeds with lyrics that can be counted as either thiker or positive thoughts.

This way, I would not ignite that spark of desire to music, and at the same time, I would protect my inside and insure that it is full of positiveness, inshaAllah!