Are drums and musical instruments permissible for publicizing joy, such as at wedding celebrations?
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What is permissible at a wedding is the daff (tambourine), but the drum is different and forbidden. It appears that whoever permitted it at weddings confused the two things, thinking that the drum is a daff.
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