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What is the ruling on listening to songs while focusing on the lyrics, not the musical instruments, and is it permissible to watch television channels that include songs in advertisements, focusing on the lyrics and not the musical instruments?

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Listening to musical instruments is forbidden by consensus, and if the lyrics of a song or advertisements are accompanied by musical instruments, then it is forbidden to listen to them. The claim of focusing on the lyrics without the musical instruments is a satanic trick. The assertion that religious channels are free of musical instruments is false; many of them adhere to the Sharia. If a Muslim needs to watch something beneficial on other channels, he must avoid listening to musical instruments if they are present.

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