Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Is it permissible to establish a profitable entertainment music radio station for two hours daily, including competitions?
Am I sinful for the described situation in which I felt an urge to look, or looked then averted my gaze from a spot on the ground that reminded me of female genitalia after studying gynecology? And am I generally sinful for what I mentioned of obsessive thoughts related to lowering the gaze and music, and my feeling of guilt despite not committing the sin?
Does Allah accept repentance if I keep video clips containing music, regretting having filmed them, knowing that deleting them would lead to my family's anger?
Is watching Arabic movies on TV or the internet forbidden (haram), even if they do not contain anything that violates morals, and is entering a cinema forbidden (haram), even if it is for entertainment once a year?
Should a technician fulfill a colleague's request to install sound drivers on his device, knowing that the colleague uses them to listen to music? And is fulfilling the request part of his job duty as the one responsible for device maintenance, or should he refuse it?
What is the ruling on a woman working at weddings, such as preparing the bridal platforms (kūshāt), adorning the bride, photography, and renting musical instruments?
What is the meaning of "masturah" and what are its parameters? Does it include one who shaves his beard, or smokes, or listens to music (not in front of the questioner), or does not pray the prayers at their appointed times, or does not pray in congregation? And is cutting off ties of kinship – other than for specific animosity, especially if they are self-sufficient – considered a minor or major sin? And which is better: maintaining ties of kinship that lead to hearing their backbiting and idle talk, or cutting them off if they are not in need?
Does a person sin if he hears his family playing music from the television and receiver, which were set up and paid for not with his own money, and what is his duty?
What does a person replace music with when giving it up, and what is the ruling on purposeful and beloved Islamic anthems (anasheed), such as Maher Zain's anthem: "Insha Allah"?
What is the ruling on visiting relatives such as a brother, sister, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, paternal aunt, or maternal aunt, if some of them are disbelievers, or innovators, or superstitious, or if there are abominations in their homes such as hanging pictures of animate beings, or a television showing images of women and music?
Is listening to the Quran through a device used for playing music permissible at all times and in all places?
What is the ruling on purchasing less than a 50% share in a foreign company that displays advertisements containing unlawful music, and is it permissible to request the disbelieving owner of the company to change these advertisements?
What is the ruling on mixing and music in light of the wife living with the husband's brothers and their wives in a shared house, with the presence of musical instruments?
What is the ruling on listening to music in public places out of necessity?
Is it permissible to open the Qur’an while watching television and engaging in conversations?
Is the prohibition of hand-drawn images in the prohibition of drawing itself, or in what it is used for?
How do I advise someone who listens to music in a way that doesn't make them alienate me?
What is the ruling on attending my brother’s wedding, where there will be a female band playing music, knowing that my brother’s fiancée and her family do not see this as forbidden, and how can this situation be dealt with wisely?
Does the painful torment mentioned in Surat Luqman befall one who rarely listens to music, does not persist in listening to it, and is not distracted by it from obeying Allah?
What is the ruling on traditional Palestinian folk singing (Al-Hudaa Al-Sha'bi) at weddings, which consists of poetic dialogue without music, given the potential for exaggerated praise and the charging of exorbitant fees? And what is the best Islamic way to hold a wedding celebration and the limits of publicizing it?
Is there sin in putting on a map the names of hotels that serve alcohol and places where parties, music, and dancing are held?
Are religious songs accompanied by music, such as the songs of Wael Jassar, considered forbidden?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on watching TV series whose protagonists are detective men, such as Columbo, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot?
Is it better for the questioner to download the forbidden song for her friend to avoid inappropriate joking between her friend and her brother, who would download it instead of her, or will downloading the song make her sinful?