Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Is it permissible to listen to Islamic songs accompanied by musical instruments based on the Quran, Sunnah, and Ijma' (consensus)?
Is working in a computer games store permissible or forbidden, especially with no other source of income available?
Is it permissible for a younger brother to force his older sister to stop watching songs and TV series under the pretext of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and what is the Shar’i (Islamic legal) stance on this action and the sister’s behavior?
What is the ruling on adding Google advertisements for mobile games for the purpose of profit, knowing that they are merely advertisements for other games, and what is the ruling on using music in the background of the game?
What kind of music is permissible for a woman to dance to at wedding parties exclusively among women? Is it only Islamic music with tambourines (dufūf)? And what are the permissible lyrics for the singing?
How should committed military students who are forced to listen to music act?
What is the ruling on listening to "pure" music that is free of indecency or human voice for someone who adheres to acts of worship, calls to Islam, finds it a means of self-reflection, and believes that prohibiting all types of music makes Islam a "backward religion"?
Would I be sinful if I cut ties with my friend who delays prayers and listens to music, despite her insistence that God will forgive her, and despite my repeated advice to her?
What is the ruling on making the hold music a supplication (Du'a)?
Is music, singing, and listening to music permissible even during prayer?
Is he sinful who enrolls his children in a kindergarten in Kuwait where there is music and dancing for children?
Are sports and national anthems forbidden?
Is it true to say that the series "Adnan wa Lina" (Future Boy Conan) depicts the Dajjal (Antichrist), Jews, and Palestine?
Is decorating mixed wedding halls, or those in which women are dressed in a manner that violates Islamic law, or guiding to those who provide music in them, considered unlawful? And what is the ruling on the money earned from that?
What is the ruling on watching religious films and series such as "The Message," "The People of the Cave," and "Saint Mary"?
Is it permissible to set the Adhan as a phone ringtone instead of music, given that the goal is to avoid hearing music?
Is it permissible to repeat songs without music?
Is it permissible to sell an Internet cafe or return it to the seller, knowing the difficulty of using it for good, and that it may be used for matters that displease Allah, such as music, while only being able to block pornographic websites?
Is a person considered sinful if they call a mobile number that has musical ringtones, especially if they were not aware of it beforehand?
Is using the Adhan or Eid Takbir as a ringtone on a mobile phone forbidden (haram)?
Is income generated from the maintenance of in-flight entertainment systems on airplanes, which includes uploading forbidden music and movies, considered permissible (halal) or impermissible (haram)?
What is the ruling on selling the aforementioned products (pottery with Pharaonic drawings and birds, music tapes, Pharaonic statues, empty shisha bottles, Pharaonic gold and silver, books on Pharaonic history, scarves, jalabiyas, and swimsuits) to foreigners in duty-free markets?
Is one who listens to music prevalent everywhere sinful? And is he obligated to denounce it? And is saying "May Allah guide you" considered a denouncement? And is it obligatory to denounce every time a colleague's phone rings with music, or is once sufficient?
Is it permissible, Islamically, to visit amusement cities for the entertainment of children? And is the time spent there, with no benefit other than entertainment, considered time for recreation, taking into account the prevalence of songs, loud music, magicians, and intermingling in these cities? And is the money spent there considered money spent on something forbidden?