As-salam 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh For some `ulema it is not haram, if certain conditions are respected and if there is nothing blameworthy from the point of view of sharia. There is ikhtilaf wa Allahu A'lam.
in fatwa ridawiyyah shareef vol#24, question#12, Alahazrat ('alayhirraHmah) writes: the first paragraph, in his unique style, is pretty compact but very comprehensive. After this he quotes Imam Naablusi ('alayhirraHmah) to the effect that though people should be stopped from these things and though sincerity in our times is rare and deceit rampant - yet - until something is known definitely or is apparent without a possibility of ta'weel, a sinful intention cannot be attributed to any specific individual (Muslim). and it's even more important to have husn-zann about the sufiya and fuqara. Alahazrat ('alayhiraHamah) re-iterates this hair-thin distinction in the risalah "Masa'il e Samaa" - which has already been posted in another thread. If some brother has the time he may please translate the above passages. wa Allahu a'alam.
shaykh buti's explanation is very good. Masha Allah ta'ala see sidi abu Hasan's reply here: http://sunniport.com/index.php?threads/they-call-this-sama.6954/#post-20558
As-salam 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh In this video Shaykh Muhammad Said Ramadhan al Buti (Rahimahullah) talk about quoting forged hadith to justify the hadhra and that there is no issue to gather for dhikr with good manners, good uttering of the words even with nasheed but there is some issue when in turn into swinging and badly uttering the name of Allah and bad manners The one who experience spiritual state is not to blame. References for the fiqh of Hadhra : The Ruling and Guidelines of Listening to Audition of Poetry and Dancing --> Read : The Ruling and Guidelines of Listening to Audition of Poetry and Dancing Shaykh Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn `Ajībah al-Hasanī To people, samā` is an area of dispute (khawd) But for this group it is a garden (rawd) The `Irāqīs said it is unlawful While the people of Hijāz said that it was permissible ------------------------- The 'Dancing' of the Sufis -->READ : The 'Dancing' of the Sūfīs Shaykh Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ajībah al-Hasanī -------------------------- Movement during Dhikr -->READ : Movement During Dhikr al-Sayyid Shaykh `Abdal Qādir `Īsā al-Halabī Wa Allahu A'lam
The fact that dancing is forbidden is itself a view held by the vast majority of scholars and Ala Hazrat Shah Ahmad Rida Khan (رحمة الله عليه) has emphatically stated in the al Malfoozat:- “If he has wajd and dances with a certain style [imitating dancing] then it is haram. If he goes into wajd and dances to show others then he is destined for the hell fire”. http://www.seekerspath.co.uk/question-bank/clarifying-misconceptions/q-id0069-barelwi-grave-dancers/
Can Someone shed light on this question. I mean why was this discussed at all in books of fiqh? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeXoSRMo_B0&NR=1