Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What is the ruling on romantic anasheeds (chants/songs) without musical instruments that express adoration for a woman who is not specific? And is it permissible to chant them?
Is it permissible for a phone ringtone to be the sound of an animal or a bird instead of music?
What is the ruling on music if it is merely a melody without singing, and does the same ruling apply to melodic sounds produced by tapping on household items or mobile applications that generate melodies?
Is a person punished for hearing music if he requests to lower the volume, trying not to hear it?
What is the ruling on watching dubbed TV series, and will the prayer of whoever watches them not be accepted for forty days?
What is the ruling on exchanging indecent messages via Bluetooth, such as lewd dances by actresses, and how can one advise the husband if such a thing is seen without informing him that his wife saw it?
Is it permissible to teach how to download music from the internet?
What is the ruling on one who swore to stop listening to music and watching movies, saying: "O Allah, if I do such-and-such, then do such-and-such to me," and she is now regretful and wishes to go back, so does she fear that Allah will do to her what she said?
Is watching cartoons like "Tom and Jerry" or "Superman" permissible or forbidden, with the television sound muted to avoid music, for someone who is 21 years old?
Do good deeds become worthless and sins forgiven when committing major sins such as watching pornography, listening to music, and publishing women's pictures for financial gain? And does the verse: "If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do, We will remit from you your [minor] evil deeds and admit you to a noble entrance [to Paradise]" apply to these actions? And how can one stop doing them?
Is it permissible to listen to songs and watch video clips without the parents' knowledge, while the questioner is aware of their prohibition and wishes to stop them?
What is the religious ruling on renting out computer devices that contain impermissible music, to which people dance at mixed-gender weddings where attire is immodest?
How can one convince others of the error in the recently widespread ruling permitting singing, despite its clear prohibition in Sharia and prophetic hadiths, and in the face of opposition from family members who view its permissibility as an increase in religiosity?
What is the ruling on the songs of the "Toyor Al-Jannah" channel, and what is the difference between music and rhythm?
Is listening to Sheikh Al-Afasy's anasheed permissible?
Is it permissible to write advertisements that may be broadcast with female voices or accompanied by music, or that may include inaccurate promotion of a product, and is there a Sharia-compliant field in which a talented writer can work, earn a living, and please Allah?
What is the ruling on hiring a female musical band for a women-only wedding, which plays musical instruments and performs committed songs that contain nothing unlawful?
What is the ruling on working for a radio station that broadcasts old popular songs?
Are religious songs accompanied by music an innovation (bid‘ah)? Are they better than [secular] songs? Why are modern inventions not considered innovations? And what is innovation (bid‘ah) in the noble Hadith?
Is listening to songs that include the majestic word [Allah], set to music, considered an insult to the majestic word on the part of the listener?
Is it forbidden for a father to watch news programs that contain music, naked women, and advertisements, given that he says he does not watch them for arousal but rather to know what is happening in the world?
What is the ruling on anasheed (Islamic songs) with musical instruments that call to good deeds such as prayer, charity, and jihad, and is it permissible to listen to them and disseminate them?
Is repeating Qur’anic verses due to admiration for the reciter’s voice or his recitation style, and not for the purpose of contemplation, while continuing to hum them to oneself as one used to do with songs previously, considered an abuse of the Qur’an or likening it to singing?
Is it permissible to watch Japanese cartoon films that contain music, images of women, and social transgressions, while muting the music, under the pretext that the viewer is a woman?