Music and Entertainment

1,388 questions

What is the ruling on establishing a server containing the cards of encrypted packages such as "Al-Jazeera Sports," "Showtime," and "ART," and providing a service to broadcast the decryption keys to subscribers for a fee?
How can religiosity be compatible with the practice of masturbation?
Is it forbidden to eat food from a wedding banquet where music is played?
What is the ruling on listening to calm music based on sending successive monophonic sound waves, which works to stimulate the brain and increase concentration in studying, does not distract from the remembrance of Allah, and in which the listener finds no pleasure?
Is it permissible for me to copy free Islamic material from various books and websites that do not contain copyrights, without mentioning their source, knowing that I do not attribute it to myself and that some of these sources may contain Sharia violations such as music and pictures of unveiled women?
Would creating an application for sports club, nutrition clinic, and physical therapy offers—knowing that music and mixing are present in most of them—cause us to incur sin if people use it and go to these places?
What is the ruling on making an animated video that includes images of animate beings, music, and songs without music, for the purpose of entertainment and instilling good qualities?
Are a girl's requests of her suitors considered wrong, such as asking about their prayers, about smoking, or their interest in singing and television, due to her fear of their lack of commitment?
Is it necessary to offer expiation for a vow to abstain from listening to music every time one returns to it, or only once?
Is it permissible to play "Toyor Al-Jannah" songs with rhythm at weddings, due to the unavailability of female chanting groups and for the memorization of the songs?
Does the ruling on lowering the gaze truly apply to cartoon films? And is it obligatory to lower the gaze from cartoon women, even if they are veiled? Is it permissible to watch films or news while lowering the gaze when women appear in them, or should one refrain from watching them altogether? What is the ruling on following programs that contain music, while muting the sound when it appears? And is it permissible to continue watching cartoons or other programs after averting the gaze from impermissible (Sharia-violating) elements?
Is it permissible for a Muslim who owns a store selling children's toys that contain images of animate beings, cars that play music, and polytheistic cartoon characters, to sell these toys at reduced prices to avoid significant financial losses that could lead him to debt, despite his knowledge that it is not permissible to continue trading in them?
Is it permissible to sell old Islamic cartoon films that contain music, given the difficulty of removing the music from them, for the benefit of a mentally ill person who suffers from fear and has no other income, bearing in mind that they do not contain doctrinal deviations or crosses?
Will the repentance of one who uploads music videos to YouTube, which have been seen by many, be accepted if he stops publishing them but still listens to music alone? And will the repentance of a liar be accepted if he stops lying frequently but still lies a little?
What is the ruling on investing in a private school that teaches music and drawing, and it is likely that Christian students who study their religion will enroll in it, with some mixing, knowing that it is financially difficult to withdraw from the project?
What is the ruling on designing a program that automatically reduces the volume of music and loud sound effects in movies, and is selling it and profiting from it permissible?
What is the ruling on watching television channels that show both forbidden and permissible things, while being careful to watch only the permissible and mute the accompanying music? Is it obligatory to mute the sound immediately upon turning on the television? What is the ruling on switching between channels and accidentally seeing an image of a woman or hearing music? And what is the ruling on watching videos that contain music while muting the sound?
ما حكم مشاهدة فيلم "interstellar" الذي يحتوي على موسيقى ومشهد قبلة لغرض علمي، وهل يتحمل الناشر ذنب من يستغله بشكل خاطئ؟
Is insistence on listening to a specific type of music, which the listener believes does not incite immorality or indecency, considered a major sin if one does not repent? And what is a convincing response to such a person?
What is the ruling on a father allowing his children to go to the cinema, and what are the consequences, and does the father bear the sin if the children insist on it?

Music and Entertainment

What is the ruling on establishing a server containing the cards of encrypted packages such as "Al-Jazeera Sports," "Showtime," and "ART," and providing a service to broadcast the decryption keys to subscribers for a fee?

How can religiosity be compatible with the practice of masturbation?

Is it forbidden to eat food from a wedding banquet where music is played?

What is the ruling on listening to calm music based on sending successive monophonic sound waves, which works to stimulate the brain and increase concentration in studying, does not distract from the remembrance of Allah, and in which the listener finds no pleasure?

Would creating an application for sports club, nutrition clinic, and physical therapy offers—knowing that music and mixing are present in most of them—cause us to incur sin if people use it and go to these places?

What is the ruling on making an animated video that includes images of animate beings, music, and songs without music, for the purpose of entertainment and instilling good qualities?

Are a girl's requests of her suitors considered wrong, such as asking about their prayers, about smoking, or their interest in singing and television, due to her fear of their lack of commitment?

Is it necessary to offer expiation for a vow to abstain from listening to music every time one returns to it, or only once?

Is it permissible to play "Toyor Al-Jannah" songs with rhythm at weddings, due to the unavailability of female chanting groups and for the memorization of the songs?

Is it permissible to sell old Islamic cartoon films that contain music, given the difficulty of removing the music from them, for the benefit of a mentally ill person who suffers from fear and has no other income, bearing in mind that they do not contain doctrinal deviations or crosses?

Will the repentance of one who uploads music videos to YouTube, which have been seen by many, be accepted if he stops publishing them but still listens to music alone? And will the repentance of a liar be accepted if he stops lying frequently but still lies a little?

What is the ruling on investing in a private school that teaches music and drawing, and it is likely that Christian students who study their religion will enroll in it, with some mixing, knowing that it is financially difficult to withdraw from the project?

What is the ruling on designing a program that automatically reduces the volume of music and loud sound effects in movies, and is selling it and profiting from it permissible?

ما حكم مشاهدة فيلم "interstellar" الذي يحتوي على موسيقى ومشهد قبلة لغرض علمي، وهل يتحمل الناشر ذنب من يستغله بشكل خاطئ؟

Is insistence on listening to a specific type of music, which the listener believes does not incite immorality or indecency, considered a major sin if one does not repent? And what is a convincing response to such a person?

What is the ruling on a father allowing his children to go to the cinema, and what are the consequences, and does the father bear the sin if the children insist on it?