1. Is returning a cassette tape of songs to its owner, knowing that it is a trust (amanah), considered contributing to the spread of sin, and does it burden me with sin, especially since I do not wish to commit a sin and cannot ask the owner of the tape not to listen to songs? 2. Is it necessary to mention all jurisprudential opinions, including conflicting ones like what is permissible (halal) and what is forbidden (haram), when offering advice on an issue such as listening to songs?
Listening to singing with musical instruments is unlawful for both men and women. It is not permissible to return tapes of singing and music, as this constitutes cooperation in sin. They must be destroyed if useful material cannot be recorded over them, because they have no value in Islamic law. When advising someone to abandon the sin of singing, you are not required to mention the existence of a differing opinion on the matter, unless it is for informing or in response to a question.
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