Music and Entertainment
1,388 questions
What is the ruling on using instrumental music, free of offensive language and produced electronically, in YouTube videos, especially given the lack of a human vocal alternative that achieves the desired effect?
Is one who loves or admires sins, such as smoking cigarettes, music, and alcohol, considered an infidel?
Is it obligatory to remove the word "music" from the name of a religious file (such as "Torments of the Grave Music") if the file's content does not contain music? And is it necessary to inform the recipient of the file to remove it? What is the ruling on placing religious files in a folder named "Music" or playing them with a program named "Music"?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah on female groups that sing at weddings for exorbitant amounts of money, while sometimes being in a state of unconsciousness, and what is the ruling on those who listen to them in women's gatherings?
What is the ruling on shilat, especially if listened to in lines, and taking into account that its owner calls it "shilah" while others consider it an anthem or containing flirtatious poetry?
How is marriage conducted, is there a specific number of invitees, what is the ruling on using music at the wedding or feast, and who is responsible for managing it?
What is the ruling on using rhythms in anasheed, with mention of the evidence, and is this issue a matter of scholarly disagreement?
Does the Shari'a mandate a punishment for those who corrupt minds and innate disposition by spreading forbidden things such as indecencies, or selling alcohol, or harming others with loud music?
What is the ruling on watching horror movies that depict possession by jinn and devils, and the expulsion of jinn by crosses and the Gospel?
Is it permissible to profit from watching promotional YouTube videos via a website that includes music and entertainment scenes, knowing that the viewer mutes the sound and avoids what is forbidden, by entering a daily draw for random numbers to win money if they win?
What is the ruling on setting a supplication (du'a), Qur'an, or adhan as the waiting tone when calling someone (echo service)?
Is it permissible to publish cultural or entertainment video clips that contain background music (musical instruments), knowing that the aim is to attract young people to purposeful content and steer them away from websites that publish forbidden materials?
Is the sound from the phone—the notification sound that resembles "teetata"—considered music, and must the phone be disposed of because of it?
Is it permissible to extract music from love songs and use it at a women's wedding party to express love for the husband, with the intention of not imitating the original female singers and ensuring men do not hear it?
Is one sinful for sharing a movie poster and commenting on it with "Tonight's movie," without praise or advice, if someone watches it after knowing its name? And is one sinful for lending one's phone's earphones to another if they are used for listening to music?
Is openly committing sins, such as watching movies or listening to music, considered an act of disbelief (kufr)? And does this ruling apply to minor and major sins alike?
Can glowing green marks in a video game symbolize sorcery, and what is the ruling on playing such a game?
What is the ruling on sitting in restaurants or cafes that play music and songs, if the purpose of sitting there is not to listen to them?
What are the detailed legal proofs from the Qur’an, Sunnah, and scholarly opinions that refute the specious argument of those who claim that music is permissible, based on their interpretation of Allah’s saying: "And among the people is he who buys diverting speech to mislead [others] from the way of Allah without knowledge and takes it in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment," by asserting that this verse does not apply to them because they are not misled from the way of Allah, and due to the existence of Qur’an reciters who chant with music, considering the Hadith: "They will make lawful fornication, silk, alcoholic drinks, and musical instruments"?
What is the ruling on downloading or playing directly from gaming websites that contain music, with the sound muted, or bad advertisements, with them blocked? And does their popularity increase thereby and lead to sin?
What is the ruling on watching a cinematic film produced in Thailand that glorifies the Prophet (peace be upon him), contains no music or women, features disbelievers in acting roles, and is screened in a private cinema hall without mixing?
What is the solution to the problem of a wife insisting on the presence of music and musical instruments at the wedding party, and is the husband sinful if the party takes place while he disapproves of it, knowing that the party in question is for women?
Is he who pleases people by displeasing God considered a polytheist, such as one who does not lower his gaze from an unveiled woman so that he is not called a bigot, because he prioritized obedience to the created over obedience to the Creator?
Is the intention behind performing acts of worship—doing so in order to see a cartoon character in Paradise—wrong? And should one stop watching and thinking about this character, knowing that thinking about it encourages one to perform acts of worship?