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What is the ruling on holding festivals to which singers, actors, and poets are invited from within and outside the country, and what is the ruling on spending on them and attending them?

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It is forbidden for a Muslim to hold parties and festivals that include prohibitions such as singing, music, intermingling of men and women, and bringing sorcerers, because doing so involves falling into indecencies and violating the Sharia. Allah has promised severe punishment to those who love the spread of indecency. Allah Almighty says: (Indeed, those who like that indecency should be spread among those who have believed will have a painful punishment in this world and the Hereafter) An-Nur/19. Attending these parties is also forbidden, because it is a waste of money and time and cooperation in sin and aggression. Allah Almighty says: (And cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression) Al-Ma'idah/2, and the Prophet forbade wasting money.

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