Is it permissible to describe what is stated in Hisham Al-Jakh's poetry, such as: "and they circumambulate and perform Hajj to my abode," and "I am the one who owns, who rules, who admits them to Paradise or sends them to Hell," and "it is enough for me to be your servant and enough for me your veneration," and likening the beloved to the Kaaba, and "your love is like prayers," and "O Gulf of the Arab nation, recite in the name of your Lord who created theaters, resorts, restaurants, and women," as a distortion of the Holy Quran? And what is the ruling on uttering or listening to this poetry?

What the poet mentioned about using religious phrases in amorous matters is impermissible, such as his saying "Mankind is built upon five" and his use of terms like circumambulation (Tawaf), remembrance (Dhikr), Kaaba, Hajj, and Arafat. Even more egregious than that is his claim of entering Paradise and Hell, and his quoting from the Quran. Quoting the Quran is permissible according to the majority of scholars, unless it involves belittling, mockery, or embedding a meaning in an inappropriate context. Among the forbidden types of embedding is what came in this poetry. Al-Suyuti considered forbidden embedding to be that which is in a humorous context. Al-Suyuti mentioned that Imam Malik was strict in prohibiting it and narrated from Qadi al-Qudat Ibn Abi al-Qasim al-Ansari his fatwa declaring as disbeliever anyone who uses Quranic verses in other than their prescribed religious context. Therefore, what the poet did by embedding the Quran in a love poem is impermissible, because the Quran is the word of Allah, revealed for contemplation, and whoever uses it in amorous poetry may be led to mockery of the verses of Allah.