Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
Why does your website describe the opinion permitting music as anomalous, while stating on its English site that the inquirer can follow the opinion he finds reassuring? And is it true that Al-Shawkani permitted musical instruments?
Is the money earned by a father from his club, where weddings are held banning intoxicants and dancers, but he cannot prevent music or mixing due to the wishes of the wedding party, considered unlawful money?
What are the means of permissible entertainment available to a Muslim who is committed to his religion, memorizes the Quran, and maintains prayer, steering clear of forbidden things whose prohibition he knows, such as movies, songs, dominoes, and backgammon, and those about which there is disagreement, such as chess?
Is it permissible to play video games if they do not contain any prohibitions, such as football?
What is the ruling on a wrestling game that is free of music and nude images, and is it permissible to play it without the father's knowledge if it is halal?
Is a mother obligated to attend family gatherings that include singing and music, to avoid cutting off family ties, knowing that she might displease Allah?
What is the ruling on learning the talent of "beatboxing" and producing sounds similar to music from the mouth without anyone hearing it?
Are the tunes in PlayStation games, cartoon films, and TV commercial breaks forbidden music?
Is it obligatory to boycott a brother in faith who appears committed and accepts advice without acting upon it, and repeatedly commits forbidden acts such as listening to music and speaking with non-mahram female relatives online?
Does a person sin and does his money become unlawful if the YouTube ads that appear on his music-free videos contain music and women, knowing that he did not choose these ads, and is he absolved of responsibility by writing a disclaimer in the video description disavowing these prohibitions?
What is the punishment for someone who listens to music?
Is there permissible singing, and how can one distinguish between it and forbidden singing? What are the regulations for this, along with the evidence, especially given the differing opinions regarding restricting forbidden singing to that which is accompanied by music and instruments, and the existence of statements from the Salaf generally condemning singing? What is the ruling on sound effects that are considered music but originate from the human voice?
What is the ruling on music with instruments that is neither immoral nor religious, and is there any explicit text prohibiting it in the Qur’an or Sunnah?
Can I have musical instruments in Paradise?
Will I be sinful if I turn on the television for my parents to an Islamic program, and then they change the channel to music and movies? And do I have to turn it off before I leave if someone comes and changes the channel after I have turned it on for them?
Is watching a video that contains something forbidden, while overlooking the forbidden and benefiting from the permissible, and contributing to an increase in the number of views, considered participation in the sin of subsequent viewers or the video's owner?
What is the ruling on using programs such as "WhatsApp," "Skype," or "Viber" if the call tones or notification sounds are musical or similar to music, taking into consideration the difficulty of changing the tone on some devices or users' ignorance of how to do so?
Am I accountable for the sins of what my brother receives or sends—music, songs, and time-wasting—via the WhatsApp application that I downloaded for him, and what is the solution?
Is it permissible to absolve oneself of responsibility for something that is partly permissible and partly forbidden, such as giving a toy that plays music, or selling PlayStation points through which the buyer can purchase a game that violates modesty? And does the seller incur sin as a result?
Is watching TV series and movies and listening to music forbidden or permissible?
What is the ruling on mentioning Allah and His Messenger in romantic songs that include musical instruments? Is this considered mockery and disbelief, even if the singer did not intend mockery? And what is the ruling on sitting in a place where such songs are played? Does the one sitting bear the sin of mockery or disbelief, knowing that he rejects it in his heart? And if it is not out of necessity, is the one sitting considered a disbeliever, like one who disbelieves in Allah without necessity, or does he only bear the sin?
Is there a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the ruling on music, and has the majority of scholars not reached a consensus on its prohibition or permissibility? And what is to be said to one who denies the existence of clear evidence for the prohibition of purposeful music, and to one who believes that the prohibition of music based on the evidence from the Quran and Sunnah is merely an opinion?
Is it forbidden to remain silent regarding counseling the owners of stores that sell music tapes and musical instruments?
What is the ruling on a Muslim whom the mosque's sheikh advises erroneously, and he acts upon his advice; and does a Muslim act upon conjectural consensus?