Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Is it permissible for me to shun my sister, who listens to music, for three days?
Is it permissible for a wife to ask her husband to watch her dance to songs and music under the pretext of him refraining from looking at what is forbidden, knowing that he refuses to listen to singing because it affects his heart?
Am I held accountable if a customer smokes in my restaurant after I have prohibited smoking?
What is the ruling on semi-realistic games that contain images of women? And is it permissible to film gameplay and upload it to YouTube without music or anything that displeases Allah? And what is the ruling on the sound of a woman in games?
Is it permissible to watch Islamic documentary channels that broadcast dubbed foreign documentary programs free of music and women, and which deal with old crimes and cases and how to discover the culprit?
Is there a disagreement among scholars regarding the ruling on listening to music, or have they all agreed on its prohibition? And what is the ruling on attending weddings and events where there is unmixed music, if not attending would anger the father and be considered a severing of family ties?
Is it permissible to rent out electronic gaming devices to students for a fee?
What is the ruling on a roommate using the questioner's belongings for unlawful purposes, such as using the questioner's headphones to listen to music, knowing that the questioner has previously advised him?
Is the circulating information true that devils and jinn dance around whoever listens to music?
What is the ruling on using sound effects such as echo, amplification, or repetition in religious clips, as part of a lesson or a piece? Is it permissible to publish clips that include such sound effects if they convey a call to Islam or encourage charity?
How can the disagreement regarding the ruling on music be permissible, given the succession of scholars who have declared it unlawful, and is there a permissible disagreement concerning something that is prohibited?
What is the ruling on downloading iPhone programs and games that contain sound effects and music for others, and am I sinful if they listen to this music, and what should I do about the devices on which I have downloaded these applications if it is wrong?
Is it permissible for me to charge my colleagues' devices that contain songs and conversations with men?
Is it forbidden to engrave a word or a phrase from a song that contains no obscenity—which may have originally been an ordinary poetic verse set to music and sung—and is the money earned from it unlawful?
Is it permissible to listen to songs with Indian or foreign melodies while walking for exercise, without paying attention to the lyrics or knowing their meaning?
What is the ruling on listening to music, and what should one do if they find it difficult to abstain from it, while still maintaining their prayers and listening to the Quran?
Is it permissible to complete one's studies at an English language institute whose curriculum includes music and indecent pictures of foreign women, knowing that the institute does not refund the money paid, and can the institute be sued for not adhering to the agreed-upon attendance conditions?
Does the fiancée's request for a boisterous wedding celebration immediately after the death of the fiancé's father constitute a valid reason for the fiancé's love for her to diminish?
Are music, dancing, and singing permissible in Islam, and how authentic are the sayings cited from Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to prove this?
What is the ruling on listening to music, and what is the evidence for its prohibition? Is the prayer of one who listens to it accepted, even if he also listens to the Quran? What is the punishment for one who listens to music?
What should a student do to avoid disturbing his Christian neighbors who play the guitar, despite his repeated requests for them to stop, given his fear of a quarrel breaking out?
What is the ruling on benefiting from a device that was purchased with mixed funds (lawful and unlawful), knowing that the unlawful money resulted from selling electronic games containing music?
The ruling on writing fictional stories for children set on an island with animals that talk and behave like humans, for use in producing animated cartoons.
Is it permissible to earn money from a documentary film website that displays advertisements for women's products accompanied by pictures of women, knowing that it is my husband's sole source of income and his goal in collecting it is to open a vegetable shop?