Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What is the ruling on dealing with iTunes cards, through which purchases are made from the Apple Store?
Should the boycott of the daughter and her husband continue after a wedding ceremony that included singing and music, or should they be visited and kinship ties resumed thereafter?
Is attendance required at a music class that includes singing and playing instruments, given that it is compulsory and affects the final grade?
Will a person be held accountable for copying or playing video games that contain images of animate beings, given that these images are separate limbs that connect when the game is launched, and that the sole purpose of playing is entertainment?
Is my work as a fire alarm technician at the Opera House, and the wages and bonuses I receive for maintaining these devices, permissible or forbidden, knowing that the Opera House parties are based on singing, dancing, and playing music?
What is the ruling on displaying pictures of girls wearing wedding dresses, knowing that there is no way to display them to women only? What is the ruling on publishing popular wedding songs that contain music? And what is the ruling on a website allowing users to upload pictures and videos of their weddings that may contain pictures of women?
Does a person bear the sin for having introduced others to music after his repentance?
Why is there a difference in fatwas regarding the ruling on music? Is this disagreement acceptable? Will a person who adopts one of these opinions be held accountable? And how do some people deem musical instruments permissible without also deeming permissible what preceded them [in the Prophetic Hadith], namely zina (fornication/adultery), silk, and alcohol?
What is the ruling on watching hair care and styling programs? And is it forbidden to watch them?
Is one who invites another to watch a religious program that contains music or images of unveiled women sinful if the invitee does not lower his gaze or turn off the sound during the objectionable parts?
Is it permissible for one person to prevent another from listening to a specific song, regardless of the ruling on music?
Is girls' singing at a school party forbidden (haram), and what is the ruling on saying "O our Lord, rescue us and help us," intending 'Isa (Jesus), peace be upon him, with music playing? Is it permissible to attend the party, and is it obligatory to advise them?
Is the profession of drawing cartoons that are displayed for sale on the Internet, and are simple and do not rival God’s creation, and according to the questioner’s description, resemble the drawings on your website "Baneen wa Banat", permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling on taking a commission for selling goods through a website?
What is the ruling on preventing one's sister from watching channels that contain music after she used to watch them under your guidance? And what is the ruling on the mother's statement that a cooking channel with music is permissible because the good in it outweighs the evil? And what is obligatory to do if the father orders these channels to be reinstated?
Is it permissible to play video games that contain religious symbols such as the cross or characters like sorcerers, taking into consideration that "actions are judged by intentions" and that such games may contribute to staying away from vices?
Is it permissible to keep a prize won in a competition, knowing that a forbidden song was used during the presentation?
What is the ruling on publishing religious da'wah clips that are of great benefit and are characterized by an attractive and modern style, but contain light background music?
What is the ruling on listening to national anthems free of musical instruments and any objectionable content in their lyrics, and is it permissible to listen to versions that are set to a musical rhythm?
What is the ruling on attending my sister's wedding, which includes loud music (DJ), when I disapprove of it, especially given that there is no mixing of genders and my family needs my help on that day?
Is it permissible to open a wedding hall exclusively for women, knowing that the music operator is financially and administratively separate, and I do not incur any material or administrative sin related to the music?
What is the ruling on playing music or watching movies in a room where there is a closed Mushaf, and is this considered mockery of religion or merely a sin?
How is it possible to repent to Allah while continuing to listen to music, and what is the reason for the internal thoughts that curse the Divine Self, and is there a supplication for marriage to a righteous husband?
Is remaining silent upon hearing music after requesting its cessation and leaving the place considered an act of condoning the sin or assenting to it?