Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Does listening to music while exercising or programming make these activities, or the money earned from them, impermissible?
How does one respond to someone who believes that the verses prohibiting music are interpretations by exegetes, doubts the authenticity of the hadiths, and questions the harm of music based on the principle that "Islam is a religion of intellect and logic"?
What is the ruling on my brother – who has a beautiful voice and wishes to perform anasheed – dealing with a famous songs and wedding tunes composer who offered to compose the anasheed for him, and what is your guidance for my brother regarding this?
What is the evidence for the prohibition of watching the film "The Passion of the Christ," and what is the detailed explanation regarding this, especially since there is no text that prohibits listening to the words of disbelievers?
Must the marriage project be canceled if the family insists on holding a musical wedding ceremony where there is no mixing?
What is the ruling on moans and groans in anashid (Islamic vocal music), and what do you advise those who listen to anashid frequently?
What is the ruling on opening venues in the presence of a person cutting a ribbon placed on a cushion carried by another person, accompanied by applause?
What is the Shar'i evidence for the prohibition of music, and is it permissible to repeat the lyrics of songs for someone who hears them incidentally without intending to listen?
Is it permissible to practice aerobic dance exercises without music while recalling or mentally humming songs and steps, and what is the ruling on music in Islam, taking into consideration the opinions of some فقهاء (jurists) and صحابة (Companions)?
What is the ruling on going to a gym where there is loud music, while committing not to listen to it, in the absence of other alternatives?
What is the ruling on listening to sounds that increase concentration, intelligence, and memory, such as sounds that increase alpha and gamma brain waves, if they do not include music?
Is one who helped his wife's sister install the internet, knowing that she would use it to download music, sinful, and is he obliged to remove what he installed?
Are poems a cause of hard-heartedness?
Are historical, Levantine, or old-time-period TV series, in which the attire is modest, unlawful in Islamic law?
What is the ruling on one who listens to music alone and does not attend public musical concerts? Is this considered hypocrisy or a whisper from Satan?
What is the ruling on re-broadcasting the voices of dead male and female singers and on permitting singing and music, and did the Messenger listen to them and command them?
Is it permissible to watch female anime characters, given that they do not resemble reality and do not arouse lust, and do they take the ruling of looking at real women?
What is the ruling on working as an accountant at the Egyptian Opera House, and must one refuse a job provided by a father if it is impermissible?
Is it permissible to create a website for anasheeds (Islamic vocal music) and profit from it, and what are the regulations for permissible anasheeds? Is it a condition to seek permission from production companies? And is it permissible to establish a for-profit Islamic website for channels and radio stations without consulting them?
Is a person held accountable for listening to music against their will in public places if they tried not to enjoy it, but that might sometimes happen?
What is the ruling on participating in the "Million's Poet" program, which relies on paid SMS voting, given the presence of a unveiled female presenter, tribal partisanship, and songs?
What is the ruling on computer games?
What is the ruling on listening to calm music devoid of singing? What are the manners of marriage in Islam? And what is the ruling on a woman practicing masturbation out of necessity if her husband is facing incurable problems and divorce is not a solution?
Is it permissible to enter a casino or a disco?