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Software that changes human voice to musical sounds
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the ruling of using software to chance one's voice to make it sound like music? Is it halal to listen to this given that there are no instruments playing? The human voice is being changed to sound like them; I heard somone say that some scholars say that it is only haram if instruments are linked to it and that otherwise it.. More
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Listening to Nasheed that includes clapping of hands
Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible to listen to Nasheeds that have someone who is clapping their hands? There are Nasheeds that have zero music, but sometimes there could be someone who is using their hands to make clapping noises.
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Singing poem containing names of Hindu gods to get school marks
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a high school student, and we have been appointed a formative assessment, which is to sing a poem without the involment of music. The poem is patriotic. So far, it is ok; I mean it is halal, right? The problem is that the ending sentences of the poem contain names related to Hindu mythology. It goes as follows:
“Let not.. More
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Listening to song with music to learn melody
Assalaamu alaykum. I read in one of your fatwas that it is not allowed to listen to a song which has permissible lyrics but contains music even if the aim is to learn the song since the song can be learned by reading. What does not want to learn only the lyrics but also the tune and melody (the way it is sung) of the song? Is it allowed to listen to.. More
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Playing musical instruments in compulsory music class
Hi. I am a 13-year-old boy from Finland. At school, we have compulsory music education. It involves playing musical instruments and music. Am I allowed to play musical instruments like the guitar and piano in that case? I know that music is haram, but am I allowed to play them at school? Thank you.
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Singing nasheed with young non-Mahram girl
Assalaamu alaykum. I want to record a song in which the lyrics feature a conversation between a dad and his daughter. No music will be used. I need a small girl aged 6-9 to sing the part of the daughter. Is it okay if I record the song with a small girl singing with me?
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A woman dancing in front of mahrams and to obey husband
Assalaamu alaykum. My query is about dancing. Can a woman dance in front of her mahrams (permanently unmarriageable kin)? Can a small girl dance in front of men? Is a wife obliged to obey a husband who tells her to dance in front of him?
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Ruling on percussions other than Duff
Assalaamu alaykum. I read all your fatwas regarding music and came to know that only the Duff is allowed. My question is the following: can other percussion instruments be used given that they are not so different in sound from the Duff? Is there a any scholarly opinion that says that since the Duff was the prevalent percussion instrument during the.. More
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Singing love song with Duff in mixed wedding ceremony
Assalaamu alaykum. Can I sing a decent love song using the duff in a wedding ceremony where both men and women are present?
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Husband sings romantic songs to wife
Assalaamu alaykum. Can a man sing a romantic song to his wife if he had heard the song before and the song was accompanied by music? He would sing to his wife without music.
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Raising funds through music festival
I have been working in the finance committee of our batch for our graduation ceremony for a year now. The students, which mostly consist of disbelievers, decided that they are going to have a music festival to raise money for this ceremony. Is it permissible for me to manage their money at the festival at the gate without entering? And would I be sinning.. More
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Making YouTube channel for national anthems (without music)
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a query that I wish to get resolved; I want to make a channel on YouTube regarding the national anthem of different countries, not instrumental (because it includes music, which is not permissible) but with lyrics and the sounds of the national anthem of different countries. I also wish to monetize such videos. Is it halal.. More
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Keeping cheeping bells at home
I have cheeping bells in my house. Is it allowed for me according to Islam to leave those in my house? They ring autonomously?
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Writing project about music without mentioning any religious content
Assalaamu alaykoum. I am a 20-year-old muslim. I live in an Islamic country. I have a project in school about music, but I cannot mention any religious content (because my school has a military system), so during the preparations, I searched Google for only the good aspects of music; nevertheless, I know that there is something wrong about music. Music.. More
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Using alarm clock that plays music as alarm tone
Assalaamu alaykum. Someone told me that if one does not have any choice, then haram things are allowed. They base this on the fact that it is haram to eat swine but that if one does not have any other possibility, then one can eat swine. For me, it seems very strange, because then, in a way, everything haram will be halal. This person has an alarm clock.. More
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