What is the ruling on listening to songs with enthusiastic and nationalistic lyrics, and poems of wisdom and pride that do not arouse desires, citing Aisha's (may Allah be pleased with her) narration: "We have come to you, we have come to you, so greet us and we greet you"? And what is your opinion on stringed instruments, and how do you respond to the saying of the Companions and their successors who permitted them?
Not all singing is forbidden; some of it is permissible if it is free from legal impediments. String instruments such as the oud are forbidden by the majority of scholars, while some of the early Muslims (Salaf) and the people of Medina permitted them. The most authoritative and relied-upon opinion is that anything involving musical instruments or inviting to immorality is forbidden.
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