May Allah Replace Her with Something Better

I used to love music in the past. Then I became convinced by the evidence that it is forbidden. So I left it despite my love for it. May Allah occupy me with something better than it: studying the Prophet's biography by searching for hadiths about the Prophet's morals (peace be upon him), his humility, his closeness to his companions, his good treatment of his family, and his playfulness with children, all of this naturally and without effort. One day, while preparing a sermon on the topic and clicking on the computer keyboard to extract the treasures of the biography, I remembered clicking in a similar way on a musical instrument. But what a difference! In the days of music, I enjoyed clicking, but as soon as I finished, I felt spiritual emptiness and futility! Then when I entered the world of calling to Islam and speaking about the Almighty, His Book, and His Prophet, the spiritual joy became increasing and the heart was filled with what benefits throughout the day. And the "clicking" became building in my being tranquility and connection with Allah the Almighty. The commentator Zamakhshari expresses such a feeling – and it is attributed to others – when he said: My night vigil to refine knowledge is sweeter to me *** than the union of a singing girl and the sweetness of her embrace And my leaning in ecstasy to solve a difficult problem *** is more delightful and sweeter than the wine of a cupbearer And the rustling of my pen on its pages *** is sweeter than the sweetness of lovers And sweeter than the girl's clicking on her tambourine *** my clicking to remove the dust from my papers O you who tries to arrange my status through wishes *** how far between a seeker and an accomplished one Shall I stay awake all night and sleep in the morning *** and then seek what comes after that?