Is the singing of Arab singers with sacred and revered words and phrases in their songs considered mockery that expels one from the faith, for the singer and the attentive listener?
If revered and sacred words are used in singing as a form of mockery towards religious rituals, this is considered apostasy from Islam, such as someone who sings verses from the Holy Quran to the sound of musical instruments. However, if religious terms are mentioned not as mockery but as a means of seeking blessings, such as singing the Beautiful Names of Allah, then this is an offense but does not lead to expulsion from the faith. A listener who realizes that what they are hearing is mockery of the religion and does not object to it, their ruling is the same as that of the speaker; as Allah Almighty says: "And He has already sent down to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah being denied and ridiculed, do not sit with them until they engage in another conversation. Indeed, in that case, you would be like them. Indeed, Allah will gather the hypocrites and disbelievers in Hell all together."
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