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What is the ruling on a woman working as a singer, seen and heard by men and women, with or without hijab? What is the ruling on uploading her songs as audio-only files to the internet? How can a woman who has worked as a singer for a long time repent? What is the ruling on her earned money? Is she obligated to remove her songs and images? What is the ruling if that is not possible? And what is your advice to a woman who wishes to pursue singing as a profession?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Abandoning the hijab is a great sin, and it becomes even more reprehensible if it is accompanied by a woman singing in a way that foreign men can hear her, which is forbidden. Similarly, it is forbidden for a man to download such songs. Part of a complete repentance is to strive to remove the traces of sins, such as pictures and songs, and the like. The advice for one who wishes to pursue singing professionally is to remember her standing before God, and that true honor lies in piety, and to show gratitude for God’s blessing upon her with a beautiful voice by directing it towards reciting the Quran and similar acts.

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