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Can the hadith, "Be gentle with the 'qawarir' (women)," be reconciled with the hadith permitting the playing of the daff for women, and the ruling that it is permissible for women at weddings to listen to nasheeds sung by men, accompanied by the daff from a recording or the internet, without the actual presence of the singers?

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The permissibility of women listening to the voice of a male reciter is inferred from the Hadith of Anjasha's chanting, in which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, approved of their listening to the voice of the chanter. The Hadith also indicates that it is better and more cautious for women not to listen to the voice of a male reciter. This becomes more emphatic and obligatory if there is a fear of temptation for them. It is forbidden for a woman to listen to men's chanting if it leads to temptation, lust, or suspicion.

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