Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Is the questioner sinful for involuntarily hearing music because his brother, who knows it is forbidden, plays it in the car while driving him home?
Is videotaping parties, whether religious or musical, forbidden (haram)?
What is the ruling on music accompanying a PlayStation game, knowing that playing it is permissible?
What is the ruling on working for a company that transports goods, knowing that some of them may be alcohol or music tapes that are difficult to identify because they are packaged?
Am I sinful for buying cell phones that contain ringtones which cannot be deleted, knowing that their owners will use them, and do the angels not enter homes that contain a bell?
Is music and singing forbidden (haram)? What is the ruling on accepting the prayer led by someone who works as a music teacher and a singer, and is it permissible for him to lead the prayer?
Is it permissible to accept compensation for transportation and accommodation to attend a graduation ceremony that includes forbidden things such as music and the mixing of men and women, knowing that the compensation is conditional on attendance?
What is your opinion regarding Sheikh Faisal Mawlawi's statement that the original ruling on music is permissibility, and that the prohibition of some instruments was due to an unforeseen circumstance, and that "what deviates from analogy cannot be measured against other things"?
Is there a sin on someone who repents from playing music if they dispose of the guitar by putting it in the trash, and then someone else uses it?
Is it permissible to watch anime downloaded from the internet, which may be pirated and contain songs, fictional characters, or polytheistic connotations?
How can one respond to those who believe that listening to music is normal, as long as their heart is free of malice, hatred, and animosity?
Was my staying by my father's side while he was playing music, out of fear of his anger, right or wrong? And is it better to leave the gathering immediately upon hearing music, or to wait a little to avoid being accused of disobedience or of offending one's parents?
Is my feeling of disdain towards the words of my relative, who asked for the Quran to be turned off and music to be played, considered self-admiration (ʿujb) that invalidates my deeds, and is seeking forgiveness for her sufficient, or must I ask for her forgiveness?
Is a father sinful if he rents a shop to a woman who plays bad popular songs in it?
Is it obligatory to abstain from attending a wedding party that includes music to avoid sin, or to attend it to prevent the severance of kinship ties, given the option of sitting in a hall without disturbance?
What is the ruling on playing video games or watching cartoons that contain music if the sound is muted, one lowers their gaze, and skips scenes that violate Islamic law?
Does the owner of a YouTube channel bear the sin of his followers who play a game featuring inappropriate characters and music, even though the channel owner removed these elements from the video he published?
What is the ruling on profits generated from advertisements whose nature of work I do not know (whether it is permissible or forbidden)? And what is the ruling on writing about matters related to financial transactions (such as bonds and gold) given that their sources are foreign?
Was the prohibition of music mentioned in the Holy Quran, and in which Surah and verse?
Is it permissible to listen to a woman's singing if the song is devoid of forbidden words and flirtation, and the woman's voice is not arousing to men?
What is the ruling on watching advertisements that contain objectionable content in electronic games in exchange for obtaining virtual money within the game, given the possibility of avoiding the objectionable content by averting one's gaze or muting the sound, and does the fact that advertisers profit from these views affect the ruling?
What is the ruling on my cousin listening to the music contained in a game in my absence?
What is the ruling on a woman appearing fully veiled and covered in videos on "YouTube" to present useful educational content without softening her speech, or forbidden advertisements, or music, or communication with men in the comments?
Does my sister's watching of Korean "idols"—which mostly means "beloved" rather than "worshipped"—with her intention being to enjoy them, not to worship them, count as disbelief or worshipping other than God?