What is the ruling on listening to Islamic songs (anashid) that are free of forbidden musical instruments, are accompanied only by the daff (tambourine), and contain dhikr (remembrance of Allah), tasbeeh (glorification of Allah), and salat (prayers) upon the Prophet (peace be upon him)? And did the Prophet (peace be upon him) attend such gatherings?
The ruling on the duff (a type of tambourine) and its reality, as well as the Prophet’s — prayers and peace be upon him — listening to it, have been previously discussed in fatwas numbered: 32461, 663, 31234, 41481, and 41107.
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