Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Is the graphic designer responsible for editing an advertising newspaper that includes advertisements containing Sharia-prohibited elements, such as music advertisements, usurious banks, or unveiled women, sinful, even though he does not design these advertisements but only arranges them?
Will the person who provided a download program to someone who downloaded songs with it be held accountable for the sin of the songs that were downloaded?
Is it permissible in Islamic law to marry a fiancé who is a smoker and holds aberrant and differing views on matters of religion, such as the ruling on smoking and music, and changing clothes in front of relatives?
Is listening to songs—even if they are purposeful or just music—considered a sin, especially with the Hadith that combines "wine, silk, and musical instruments"?
What is the ruling on creating a website on the Internet specializing in funny videos, taking into account avoiding as much as possible what angers Allah, but some clips may contain women with uncovered hair or music?
What is the ruling on watching television and foreign films? What is the ruling on paying two riyals instead of three riyals for public transportation fare if the driver does not issue a ticket? And how many glances are permissible for a man when looking at a woman?
Is it permissible to provide financial assistance to a poor person for the purpose of preparing his daughter for marriage, knowing that the wedding will include songs and music that contain religious phrases, and that the assistance is designated only for clothing and preparations, and that the music will be brought by the groom, not the poor person?
Does the presence of non-loud music in the opening and closing credits of a religious program make working on it unlawful (haram), especially if that is the television channel's policy?
How do I deal with my grandmother who backbites, slanders, and curses, and wants to listen to music on the radio, knowing that she cannot walk?
Does the presence of music at a wedding affect the validity of the adhkar and ruqyah recited for protection?
What is the ruling on downloading computer games, programs, and cartoon movies from the website, and is it permissible to download the Holy Quran from other websites and then provide it on the website without the permission of its owners?
Is the owner of a website held sinful for impermissible content (such as images of women or music) on external sites that he directs to, and when does the sin apply or not apply?
Is money earned from selling video games that contain music unlawful, and what should be done with this money after it has been spent, and what is the ruling on things purchased with it?
Is it permissible to listen to a horoscope program on the radio for entertainment purposes, not for application?
Is it permissible for a girl to associate with a person who works as a music teacher, knowing that he does not actually teach music during lessons?
Is the inference from verses of the Holy Quran and prophetic hadiths regarding the prohibition of music and singing correct, or is the opinion that music was not condemned for its own sake, and that the hadiths mentioned concerning its prohibition are weak, the correct one?
What is the legitimate Islamic position regarding the recitation of the Qur’an by a singer known for crooning words of love and appearing in scandalous poses? Is it permissible to attack him, or would that be considered backbiting? And is it permissible to forbid a colleague from listening to it?
Is it permissible to listen to song lyrics without music or drums?
What is the Sharia ruling on watching Al-Resalah TV?
What is the ruling on downloading paid electronic games from the internet for free from someone who bought them and then uploaded them, knowing that they are produced by foreign Western companies? Is it permissible to consider this a form of reclaiming rights for their injustices? And what should I do with the games I currently possess?
Is it permissible to read or write romantic poetry that speaks of a man's abstract feelings towards a woman with the intention of reciting it to one's wife? And is it permissible to read the scripts of films and series that contain prohibitions when watching them, given that the reading is solely for the hobby of reading stories?
What is the ruling on working in the rental of wedding halls where it is known that reprehensible acts occur, such as dancing, singing, and mixing between genders, and is the money resulting from this unlawful, given that the landlord is not responsible for what happens inside the hall and only provides the place and basic furnishings?
Would I be committing a sin if I were to open a video game store where there is a possibility that youth and children might become addicted to gaming and neglect their religious duties?
Is it permissible to own a receiver dedicated to Islamic channels, which only broadcasts channels of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah (Sunni Muslims) and does not feature images of women or music, knowing that the questioner swore an oath of divorce three times not to bring any receiver into his house, and he meant by that the corrupt channels?