And the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Allah listens to nothing as He listens to a prophet with a beautiful voice reciting the Quran melodiously and aloud.”

He also said, “Allah listens more attentively to a man reciting the Quran in a beautiful voice than the owner of a singing slave-girl listens to her.”

Nevertheless, it is not permissible to recite the Quran to the melodies of songs, nor to accompany it with the musical instruments or other accompaniments used in singing. This applies both according to those who permit such accompaniments and according to those who prohibit them. Rather, Muslims unanimously condemn accompanying beautiful Quran recitation with musical instruments played by mouth, such as flutes, or by hand, such as frame drums.

Suppose someone were to say, “The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, recited the Quran, asked Ibn Masʿūd to recite it, and listened to Abū Mūsā’s recitation, saying, ‘He has been given one of the flutes of David.’” Then, if someone were to say, “If that is permissible without these melodies, then it does not