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Music, Singing, Playing Musical Instruments, Employing Singers and Attending Concerts or Events where Music is Played—in Light of Islamic Teachings

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Fatwa

The Islamic Ruling on Music and Singing ―Ibn Bāz, Al-Albāni, Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Al-Qayyim and the Four Madhhabs

Is music and singing permissible in Islam? Listening to songs is prohibited (harām) due to the saying of Allah: وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ [read on…]