Is there a dispensation for listening to music in certain cases, such as wedding processions or shaylat, and is music generally forbidden even if it does not distract from the remembrance of Allah or contain unlawful elements?

The prohibition of musical instruments - with the exception of the duff (tambourine) in weddings - is the opinion of the majority of scholars and the relied-upon view of the four madhhabs. Whether these musical instruments are on television, mobile phones, or elsewhere, it is obligatory for a Muslim to avoid them. What is heard unintentionally is excused. The claim that prohibiting musical instruments contradicts the ease of Sharia is incorrect, for Allah knows best the interests of His servants, and Sharia obligations are not devoid of bearable hardship. Musical instruments have been prohibited due to the corruption they entail for the heart. As for listening to wedding processions with duffs only, it is permissible, but anything beyond the duff is prohibited. Describing those who prohibit music as extremists is an injustice to the majority of scholars.