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What is your opinion on the prohibition of musical instruments and singing, given that the Messenger Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, carried Aisha on his shoulder to watch the Abyssinians' celebration of Eid?

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On the day of Eid, the Abyssinians were playing with weapons (shields and spears). The playing of the Abyssinians with weapons is not an argument for those who object to the prohibition of musical instruments, because shields and spears are instruments of war. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, did not carry Aisha on his shoulder; rather, she was standing behind him, shielded by him.

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