Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What is the ruling on purchasing electronic games or anime series that contain images of animate beings, or music, or images that reveal part of a woman's 'awrah, and is it permissible to acquire them through unlawful means while avoiding the prohibited elements within them?
How can one advise a stranger to stay away from prevalent sins, such as listening to music, in an indirect and gentle manner that does not embarrass him or alienate him from religion, taking into consideration the circumstances of a society far removed from religiosity?
Is it permissible to listen to songs devoid of musical instruments that do not affect prayer or the recitation of the Qur'an? And are romantic songs permissible?
Is a committed girl's following of a Korean male singing group, saving their pictures, listening to their songs, and watching their dances and shows—while knowing that music is forbidden—considered persistence in sin and continuation in disobedience that could lead to God's wrath and her perdition, and what is the way to get rid of that?
What is the ruling on contributing to the construction of a children's amusement park that contains impermissible elements (such as gambling, music, unlawful singing, immodest display, and unveiling), knowing that my work is limited to supervising the construction of the permissible games within it (such as trains and water attractions)?
Is it permissible to publish an educational account on Instagram that shows a girl's hand or voice, or contains music?
What is the ruling on buying new headphones for my brother after accidentally breaking his old ones, knowing that he uses them to listen to music?
Is obedience to one's mother obligatory when she forbids attending Quran memorization circles and commands one to commit forbidden acts such as intermingling (free mixing) and listening to music, taking into consideration the Shariah principle: "There is no obedience to a created being in disobedience to the Creator"?
What is the ruling on calling one's father when his phone is playing music while he is in the Grand Mosque, if the father requested that?
Is it permissible to eat from the money of my brother who works as a composer of songs, knowing that he has no other source of income, and my father is deceased, and I am unable to earn a living?
Is it permissible to purchase religious tapes after having sworn by divorce not to purchase music tapes?
When does money earned from a permissible profession become unlawful (haram) if the work requires presence at or supervision of impermissible acts such as listening to music, consuming unlawful food, and drawing animate beings, knowing that the governess does not participate in these acts but is compelled to stay with the children to monitor them?
Is it permissible to use educational CDs that include music as a tool for teaching English, knowing that their use is part of one's work duties?
What is the ruling on one who says: "Allah is my witness that I have repented from music," then disobeys Allah by listening to it?
Is the mother's work halal in selling and installing radios, tape recorders, televisions, alarm systems, window tinting and graphics, speakers, amplifiers, and sound boosters, especially since the majority of customers are teenagers who use them to turn up music in America?
Is it permissible to adopt the jurisprudential dispensations (rukhṣ) in matters of dispute, such as listening to music, uncovering the face, obeying the husband in listening to tambourines (dufūf), and practicing masturbation? And is refraining from them considered extremism (tashaddud)?
Is it permissible to sell anime products designated for teenagers and adults, which contain scenes of intoxication and alcohol, details of the female body, and music, knowing that the products offered for sale are bracelets, medals, clothes, necklaces, gloves, and character images, and not videos or music? And what should be done with the existing products and the profits generated from them, given the presence of a partner? And is it permissible to continue purchasing from a Chinese website using the same account, which has become distinguished due to orders for the anime product sales project, if selling these products is forbidden?
Is money earned from YouTube videos that contain music—even though the content itself is not unlawful—considered unlawful money, and does this ruling apply to the majority of content creators on YouTube who use music?
How can one respond to a person who claims there is no evidence for the prohibition of singing and music and that the Hadiths mentioned in this regard are weak, taking into account that the questioner has no religious knowledge or experience?
Do I bear the sin of hearing music in video games played by others, or when showcasing gameplay clips containing music to a large number of viewers?
Is one who downloads a song or a series that contains words or scenes that violate Tawhid considered an infidel, knowing that the download is for another purpose, and what about publishing a clip accompanied by a song whose words are similar to the aforementioned, for admiration of the music without the words?
What is the ruling on listening to sports songs while memorizing the Qur’an, and does that affect the reward and recompense?
Is it permissible, in Islamic law, for a fifteen-year-old niqabi girl studying in a girls' school with male teachers and principals, to chant moving religious anasheed or anasheed about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), without music or external rhythm, and with the intention of guiding others rather than showcasing the beauty of her voice, especially given her mother's opposition out of fear that it might be a precursor to singing with music?
Is selling video and audio cassettes forbidden (haram)?