Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What should I do if I hear a person's phone ringing with a musical tone in the street, and is it obligatory for me to advise him despite my fear of being harmed?
Is it permissible to continue playing electronic games that contain unlawful elements (such as music) to avoid falling into greater sins that might result from the free time caused by abandoning these games, especially given the scarcity of good Arabic alternatives?
Is a person considered a mocker if they play a video clip that covers the word "Qur'an" on a folder name containing a Mus'haf, and is it forbidden to play the video if the folder name does not contain the word "Qur'an"?
What is the ruling on playing PlayStation, controlling human-like figures (dolls) in football or war and fighting games, due to the use of phrases like: "I have a little bit left of my life" or "my blood has been shed"?
What should I do regarding someone who orders me to turn on devices such as the television or computer, when I suspect that he will not turn off the sound or lower his gaze if content that violates Sharia is displayed, such as music or images of unveiled women? And is it obligatory for me not to assist him based on this suspicion, or is suspicion not considered an impediment? And what is the ruling on that if the person giving the order is a relative whose request is difficult to refuse, and what is the Islamic legal proof for that? And does the Almighty's saying mean: "And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression" that assistance should only be in good deeds and not in evil? And what if his intention was to watch the news and music appeared and he did not turn off the sound?
Is it permissible to publish a reliable religious lesson that contains musical effects at its beginning or end, if the intention is to convey the lesson and not the music?
Is the chanting of "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) and the invocation of blessings upon the Prophet in a wedding song, with loud music playing over it, considered a degradation of God, an act of disbelief (kufr), or a sin, or is it merely a matter of groundless misgivings (waswasa)?
Is watching comedy shows on YouTube that include music and mockery of others considered aiding in sin by increasing their viewership and popularity?
What is the ruling on staying up late and watching television at high volume with disturbing light, given the presence of housemates and neighbors who are bothered by that?
Is it permissible to listen to a hypnotherapy session for increasing self-confidence that includes light, relaxing music?
Is it permissible to create a blog for broadcasting various satellite channels (news, educational, cultural, religious, children's, sports), while avoiding music and drama channels, knowing that some channels may include incidental, unintended Sharia violations, and that the purpose of the blog is to improve economic status and also attract visitors to religious content?
Is it permissible to design and program video games that are free of music, do not contain Sharia violations, or naked female characters, and is it permissible to draw characters and design the interior environment of the game in the first stage of design and programming?
Does what I did, making a covenant with myself to abandon sins, television, music, and major transgressions, while obligating myself to pay a sum of money to charities, count as a vow? Is it permissible to pay an expiation to break this vow due to the difficulty of fulfilling it? And what are the implications of forgetting this vow since 2004 regarding past actions and sins without having paid?
Is there sin upon the one who plays music from one who returns to listening to it after a previous repentance, because he played it in front of him?
Is it permissible to repent from watching songs or bad TV series, but not other sins?
What is the ruling on music accompanying da‘wah clips on YouTube, which was placed based on a statement by Sheikh Al-Sha‘rawi that forbidden music is only that which incites immorality, especially given the widespread dissemination of these clips after other users adopted them?
What should I do about my polytheist female colleague at work who does not acknowledge the existence of God and plays loud music when the Qur’an is in the room, which causes me distress in dealing with her?
What is the ruling on watching foreign films requested by professors for study, despite them being acted by men and women, and what is the ruling on watching animated films in English for the same purpose?
What is the ruling on living in a house where there are many abominations such as intermingling, men shaking hands with women, playing music, smoking, and having a brother who drinks alcohol, knowing that advice has not been beneficial?
Is working at a radio station that broadcasts the Holy Quran alongside other programs that include music and singing, while confronting corrupt channels, considered impermissible, and what is the ruling on the earnings acquired from it?
Is it permissible to separate human vocal effects or rhythms from anasheed using specialized software, and is it permissible to add the watermark of an Islamic forum to the clip after separation?
Is it permissible to place an advertisement for an online store that contains educational videos accompanied by music, with a button to mute the sound, and sells an iron stick with a brass bird at its end, and a owl-shaped toy that emits a sound to ward off birds, as well as sells grapevines from which wine is made, and is it possible to cooperate with this store to create a joint website for selling halal products?
Does a wife's participation with her husband in watching foreign films that contain violence and fighting make her sinful, or is it better for her and her daughters to leave him?
Is the opinion of Al-Qaradawi, and those scholars who agreed with him, such as Ibn Hazm, regarding music considered a deviation from the Sharia, and do they bear the burdens of those who acted upon their opinions?