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Is it permissible for men to use drums (tabl) and clappers (qaraqib) in a stadium with ordinary speech that is not considered singing?

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Scholars have explicitly stated the prohibition of the drum (tabl) and musical instruments, with the exception of the duff (tambourine), based on the hadith: "Indeed, Allah has forbidden intoxicants, gambling, and the kuba." The kuba here refers to the drum. Al-Qurtubi said: "As for wind instruments, string instruments, and the kuba (drum), there is no disagreement regarding the prohibition of listening to them."

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