Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What is the wisdom behind the purity of a suckling boy's urine and the impurity of a girl's urine? Is music forbidden, and what is the meaning of "they will consider permissible sexual promiscuity and musical instruments"?
What is the ruling on attending an English language institute whose curricula contain pictures of women and music, knowing that the goal is to learn in order to benefit the Ummah, and that not lowering the gaze and listening to music are an unavoidable evil?
Is it permissible to be lenient in the use of music or the appearance of women in religious programs to attract youth and draw them closer to the faith, given the concern of confusing legal rulings for them?
What is the expiation required of me due to my repeated oaths not to listen to music and breaking these oaths every time, and am I obligated to remove items from the room based on my last oath?
What is the ruling on watching the "Toyor Al-Jannah" channel, which sometimes contains songs accompanied by music, and leaving the television on during periods of music, knowing that the child enjoys it and it brings comfort to her mother?
Is it permissible to sing for oneself and for others for entertainment, while adhering to prayer and reading the Qur'an?
How can one overcome recurring sins such as listening to music, masturbating, and delaying prayers, while feeling ashamed to turn to God to ask for a solution to these problems?
Does "playing the video" in Fatwa no. 217132 mean to watch it or to download it? Is the sin incurred by viewers determined by the number of views, such as a million? What is the ruling on watching a video with the sound muted when there is music, in order to benefit from it?
How can one atone for past sins such as sodomy, listening to music, and sending forbidden links? And is expiation required for previous vows made out of ignorance?
How can I avoid attending my brother's wedding, which will include mixing of genders and music, without causing a family problem and angering my mother?
Is one sinful for reposting (retweeting) permissible content from a person who has pictures of women or music on their page, if another person enters this person's page through him?
Is it permissible to play games with sound effects or music while muted, or games that contain images of unveiled women that do not arouse desire?
What is the ruling on going to a dentist whose clinic is in a building where music is sometimes played, knowing that the music is not played inside the clinic, but its sound might be heard if the clinic door is not closed?
What should I do about my relatives who insist on playing musical cartoon channels for their children despite my advice to them?
Is drumming subject to the same ruling as music, and should its practitioner be denounced?
What is the ruling on attending a study session where an unknown source of music is heard, presumably coming from another room in the house?
Is it permissible to sit with one's parents while they are listening to music, silently seeking forgiveness within oneself?
Is the rule "what is forbidden to do is forbidden to watch" absolute in all circumstances, and is reading about something the same as watching it, or are there specific regulations for it?
Is it permissible to use educational music and songs in teaching English and science to children aged 4-8, especially if not using them negatively affects students' achievement, activity, and comprehension?
Is translating anime that contains music, along with watching the episode to adjust timing without listening to the music, haram (forbidden)?
Is it permissible for devices that emit sounds resembling musical instruments when operated to remain, and what is the ruling if these sounds are slight?
Is it permissible, in Islamic law, for my friend to receive a portion of the compensation amount resulting from a lawsuit filed by the owners of an Arabic song's melody against a foreign singer who stole the melody and used it in a song with vulgar lyrics, given that he assisted them in the litigation procedures?
Are deeds raised to Allah? And is one sinful for quarreling with his sister due to her disrespecting him, listening to music, and raising her voice at him, considering that he hit her after her parents intervened and forbade him from doing so?
What is the ruling on making an Islamic film free of forbidden things, and is it permissible to draw pictures—like those in the link—without music if the former is haram?