What is the ruling on listening to Shiite anasheeds (religious chants) that have beautiful voices and common melodies, given that their lyrics are ordinary and do not contain their beliefs or musical instruments?
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Listening to anasheed—even those free of -prohibited elements—cultivates love for the reciter, and one may unknowingly fall into prohibited acts and call others to emulate them. Therefore, one should turn away from them. Similarly, one should generally minimize listening to anasheed so that a person does not become preoccupied with them instead of the Quran and listening to knowledge.
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