Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
How can one change the prevalent evils such as shaving the beard, listening to music, and displaying oneself (tabarruj), especially with those who are older, and in light of the parents' rejection and their unwillingness to accept advice, and the existence of dangers such as beating, imprisonment, and killing?
What is the ruling on working in the central operations of a satellite channel that includes religious channels as well as others for music and films, given the scarcity of livelihood and the difficulty of finding other work?
What is the ruling on providing a vulnerability assessment service for websites that contain content contrary to Sharia, such as images of unveiled women, or advertisements for them, or music?
What is the ruling on my saying to someone, "Disbelieve if you wish," after my advising him to abandon singing and his saying to me, "Do not make me disbelieve"? And what are the consequences for me?
Is it permissible to send video games that contain music and unveiled women, and lead to wasting time and addiction?
Is a covenant with Allah not to listen to music considered broken when one unintentionally hears it in public places or educational videos, knowing that hearing it in these situations is not by choice?
Is it permissible to publish videos about personal gaming computers and their components, and to film gameplay in war games, while muting the music, and having the sound of bullets or cars or character images, with the addition of educational clips, knowing that the games contain music?
What is the ruling on working as a food photographer for a company that produces programs shown on channels broadcasting series and films and using music, and presented by male and female chefs, knowing that the photographs are used to document dishes or for the company's and channels' websites after video shooting is finished? And what is the ruling on participating in preparation tasks for these programs, such as decor or food styling? And what is the ruling on working in nominating dining and entertainment places on social media, which may not be free of music, along with evaluating the food and general atmosphere, and am I sinful if young men and women plan to go to these places based on my nominations?
What is the ruling on using subliminal messages (with music or Quran) to change a physical characteristic, such as removing acne and improving skin, and is this considered altering Allah's creation?
What is the ruling on publishing old clips, pictures, and music after repentance and deleting the account? Is repentance accepted if others repost them? And does the publisher bear their sins?
Is it permissible to share links to educational videos that include music, taking into account the Hadith: "Whoever is asked about knowledge and conceals it will be bridled on the Day of Resurrection with a bridle of fire"?
Is money earned from scientific YouTube videos that contain music and promote goods permissible or forbidden?
What is the ruling on profiting from a website that displays YouTube videos containing music and entertainment, given that the user avoids watching such content, and the profit is gained by participating in a daily draw based on random numbers?
Is it permissible to work for an advertising company and display visual advertisements that sometimes include music and women? What is the ruling on the money earned from that?
Is it permissible to earn a living from publishing funny or "cute" video clips of pure animals, free of music, and not related to dogs or pigs?
Will the motion graphics designer bear the sin of using music on his work if he delivers it to another party who then adds it?
What is the ruling on sitting with someone who is listening to haram (unlawful) things through headphones in the same room, without hearing what they are listening to?
Is one who publishes Quranic clips on an application predominantly featuring music sinful, despite intending to gain reward and guide people, and fearing the mixing of the sound of the Quran with songs?
Is it permissible to tailor children's clothes for occasions such as weddings, birthdays, and school parties, which often include music and singing, or is it forbidden?
How can I repudiate songs in my heart when I hear them, and should I repudiate everyone who sings, plays music, promotes it, and manufactures musical instruments, or should I limit myself to only repudiating those who play the song?
What is the ruling on working, exercising, or studying while listening to music for entertainment and to increase energy, and is the earning resulting from that unlawful?
Is it permissible to go to places where music and songs are prevalent, while disliking them in one's heart, and is the one who does so sinful?
What is the ruling on someone who repents a general repentance from sins, but makes an exception for some of them, such as listening to music? Is his repentance accepted for apostasy and the sins he rep repented from, or does the entire repentance become void due to that exception?
Have I sinned by prohibiting what God has made lawful, or by seeking forgiveness after advising a child to listen to music, assuming she is not yet accountable?