One of the common
signs of approach of the Hour, which has spread all
over the world, is the excessive use of musical
instruments. Unfortunately, most of the Muslims
consider the musical entertainment to be a legal
practice. The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi
wa sallam, had forewarned against such use of
musical instruments and warned such entertainers
from being transformed into monkeys and pigs.
Extensive false accusations of unchastity, slander,
and earth's settling and sinking down, as well as
transformation of people into monkeys and pigs)
would appear.
In an authentic
hadith narrated by Ibn Majah, the Messenger of
Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, said:
Sahl ibn Sa`d
reported that Allah's Messenger, sallallahu `alaihi
wa sallam, said, what means: "At the end of the
world, the earth will settle, there will be false
accusations of unchastity, slander and
transformation of people into monkey and pigs."
It was asked, "When, O Messenger of
Allah?" He said: "When the musical
entertainment and signers appear."
In another report
related by Al-Bukhari, the Messenger of Allah,
sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam, said:
Narrated Abu `Amir
or Abu Malik al-Ash`ari that he heard the Prophet
saying: "From among my Ummah, there will be
some people who will consider illegal sexual
intercourse, wearing of the silk, drinking of
alcoholic drinks and use of musical instruments as
lawful. And there will be some people who will stay
near the side of a mountain and in the evening the
(poor) shepherd will come to them with their sheep
and ask them for something (to fulfill his needs),
but they will say to him, 'Return to us tomorrow.'
Allah will destroy them during the night and will
let the mountain fall on them, and He will transform
the rest of them into monkeys and pigs, and they
will remain so until the day of Resurrection."
