Music and Entertainment

1,388 questions

Is it permissible to utter the Name of Majesty (Allah) or some verses while listening to forbidden music, and is it obligatory to turn off the television if music plays on it during prayer or the Adhan?
Does playing the television or radio for one's parents constitute a sin if music or images of unveiled women appear and they do not lower their gaze?
Am I sinful if my family listens to music and is negligent in prayer, knowing that I have advised them and explained to them its importance and the punishment for abandoning it?
Does a divorce occur if the husband says, "Haniyya, you are divorced, my darling," while singing a song that contains these words, given that his wife's name is not Haniyya, and knowing that what he said were the lyrics of a song without music?
What is the ruling on keeping video clips that contain transient music or a few seconds of songs, and is a warning message sufficient to absolve one of responsibility?
Is it permissible to work as a manager of a theater in a satellite channel, most of whose activities relate to musical concerts, poetry readings, and art, and is the money earned from this work lawful?
Which takes precedence: abandoning music or maintaining kinship ties? And is it obligatory to attend the wedding of a female relative where there is music, knowing that not attending might lead to anger and estrangement?
Is plundering the wealth of players, whose growth was accelerated by paying money in a war game, considered gambling, knowing that the acceleration of growth lasts for only seven days?
Is it permissible to listen to songs after separating the music from them?
How can musical sounds be distinguished from ordinary sounds, and are computer-generated sounds or clicking sounds considered music?
What is the ruling on selling accounts in the game "Princes and Knights" that represent built castles and lands, which require time and effort?
What is the ruling on music associated with purposeful and non-obscene lyrics, and what is the wisdom behind its prohibition if it is indeed prohibited?
What is the ruling on music, and have scholars differed concerning its ruling, and is one who follows those who permit it sinful?
Does listening to music, especially electronic music, invalidate prayer?
What is the ruling on using sound effects, such as echo, in the recitation of the Holy Quran, anasheed (Islamic vocal music), and other things?
How can one establish a profitable café without falling into any religiously forbidden acts?
Is it considered an ongoing sin for a person if he possessed things containing unlawful elements and used them in a permissible and sound manner (such as muting music in a game or avoiding bad scenes within it), and then his heirs misused them after his death?
Will I be sinful if I buy a phone for my brother and he uses it for music, or if I supervise a forum where YouTube is displayed and religious and non-religious clips appear, even though my intention in both cases is good?
What is the ruling on listening to song lyrics free of obscenity and vulgarity, without music?
What is the ruling on selling satellite dish cables and connectors, given that their predominant use is for watching movies, TV series, and music videos, and (what about) computer connectors? And is the ruling on selling to a Christian's home the same as the ruling on selling to a church?
Am I sinful for downloading episodes of the series "Hareem Al-Sultan" for a friend of mine?
ما العورة التي لا يجوز الاطلاع عليها من صور الكرتون، وما الذي يحرم النظر إليه منها؟
Is it permissible to salute the flag, with or without music, and what should a student do if it is not permissible, and should he participate in it for fear of problems with the administration?
What is the ruling on video editing and its legitimate controls for producing da'wah films?

Music and Entertainment

Is it permissible to utter the Name of Majesty (Allah) or some verses while listening to forbidden music, and is it obligatory to turn off the television if music plays on it during prayer or the Adhan?

Does playing the television or radio for one's parents constitute a sin if music or images of unveiled women appear and they do not lower their gaze?

Am I sinful if my family listens to music and is negligent in prayer, knowing that I have advised them and explained to them its importance and the punishment for abandoning it?

Does a divorce occur if the husband says, "Haniyya, you are divorced, my darling," while singing a song that contains these words, given that his wife's name is not Haniyya, and knowing that what he said were the lyrics of a song without music?

What is the ruling on keeping video clips that contain transient music or a few seconds of songs, and is a warning message sufficient to absolve one of responsibility?

Is it permissible to work as a manager of a theater in a satellite channel, most of whose activities relate to musical concerts, poetry readings, and art, and is the money earned from this work lawful?

Which takes precedence: abandoning music or maintaining kinship ties? And is it obligatory to attend the wedding of a female relative where there is music, knowing that not attending might lead to anger and estrangement?

Is plundering the wealth of players, whose growth was accelerated by paying money in a war game, considered gambling, knowing that the acceleration of growth lasts for only seven days?

Is it permissible to listen to songs after separating the music from them?

How can musical sounds be distinguished from ordinary sounds, and are computer-generated sounds or clicking sounds considered music?

What is the ruling on selling accounts in the game "Princes and Knights" that represent built castles and lands, which require time and effort?

What is the ruling on music associated with purposeful and non-obscene lyrics, and what is the wisdom behind its prohibition if it is indeed prohibited?

What is the ruling on music, and have scholars differed concerning its ruling, and is one who follows those who permit it sinful?

Does listening to music, especially electronic music, invalidate prayer?

What is the ruling on using sound effects, such as echo, in the recitation of the Holy Quran, anasheed (Islamic vocal music), and other things?

How can one establish a profitable café without falling into any religiously forbidden acts?

Is it considered an ongoing sin for a person if he possessed things containing unlawful elements and used them in a permissible and sound manner (such as muting music in a game or avoiding bad scenes within it), and then his heirs misused them after his death?

Will I be sinful if I buy a phone for my brother and he uses it for music, or if I supervise a forum where YouTube is displayed and religious and non-religious clips appear, even though my intention in both cases is good?

What is the ruling on listening to song lyrics free of obscenity and vulgarity, without music?

What is the ruling on selling satellite dish cables and connectors, given that their predominant use is for watching movies, TV series, and music videos, and (what about) computer connectors? And is the ruling on selling to a Christian's home the same as the ruling on selling to a church?

Am I sinful for downloading episodes of the series "Hareem Al-Sultan" for a friend of mine?

ما العورة التي لا يجوز الاطلاع عليها من صور الكرتون، وما الذي يحرم النظر إليه منها؟

Is it permissible to salute the flag, with or without music, and what should a student do if it is not permissible, and should he participate in it for fear of problems with the administration?

What is the ruling on video editing and its legitimate controls for producing da'wah films?