Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What is the ruling on girls publishing old cartoon songs in their beautiful voices online without music, with no intention of causing fitna?
What is the ruling on purchasing a newspaper that contains false news and pictures of women, or operating news channels that feature music and unveiled female broadcasters, knowing that the sole intention is to hear the news?
What is the ruling on enrolling in a school that teaches programming, where there is a possibility that drawings or musical clips might be used in the studies?
How can one distance oneself from sins such as: listening to music, watching TV series, lying, not praying on time, not praying Fajr, and cursing and swearing?
Is it permissible to sell a CD player, knowing that the buyer will use it to listen to songs and music?
Is it forbidden to listen to the music found in cartoon programs, and is the questioner sinful for watching them as an adult?
What is the ruling on attending women's wedding parties that include music, and does the ruling differ if the husband is present?
What is the ruling on money earned from programming an application to teach the Arabic language to non-native speakers, if the application includes 12 seconds of music at the beginning of each educational chapter, which the user can skip?
Is the intense fear and remorse that the questioner feels concerning certain daily practices, such as watching television or laughing during backbiting, a genuine fear of Allah, or does it fall under the category of blameworthy scrupulosity and extremism?
Is it permissible to work as a cook in a restaurant that plays music if the cook does not hear it?
What is the ruling on music, and is it considered among the major sins?
Is it permissible to train young girls, before the age of puberty, in rhythmic gymnastics that is accompanied by music?
Is listening to music in Ramadan forbidden, and does it invalidate the fast?
What is the ruling on a religious young man listening to calm music for the purpose of relaxation?
Is he who listens to music for the purpose of hypnosis or increasing intelligence committing major Shirk, given that it is the voice of Satan and seeking aid from Jinn?
Is it permissible to sing and play musical instruments to convey a message to people who understand only that language?
How can one dispose of money earned from work that may involve impermissible (haram) elements, taking into account currency fluctuations and varying payment receipt times, and do previous donations count as expiation?
What is the ruling on giving a friend a music cassette?
Is it permissible to sing in order to pay off debts, knowing that it is forbidden?
Is clicking "Like" on a music video on YouTube considered aiding in sin and sharing the singer's burden? And is the repentance of one who aided in sin accepted if that person has not stopped committing the sin himself? And does one who aids in sin fall under the Hadith, "Whoever called to misguidance..."? And what is the ruling on one who supported a famous person with virtual gifts in a live broadcast containing unlawful things, then repented but continued to watch? And does the repentance of a smoker who introduced a friend to smoking necessitate that he himself stop smoking?
Is it permissible to build mosques and schools and perform acts of charity or to buy religious tapes and books and distribute them with usurious money or from the income of music tapes and barbershops?
Is it considered a sin to go down to the street to fetch recreational – not essential – items, knowing in advance that there are forbidden things such as music and unveiled women, and the possibility of seeing and hearing them, with music also present in the elevator, all in order to fulfill the request of the mother who might be upset if one does not go down?
Does a person bear the sin of encouraging the viewing of a TV series if the sin of watching it transforms from a minor to a major one?
What is the ruling on music, and is it permissible or forbidden? And what should we do when we hear it in public places such as markets and private cars?