What is the ruling on going to restaurants where there is music?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people go to restaurants where there is music, and they say, "I do not intend to listen to it; rather, I disapprove of it in my heart, and I eat my food there." Is that permissible for him?
Answer:
Disapproval in the heart is not sufficient. One must disapprove with the tongue. Disapproval with the hand is for those in authority. Disapproval with the tongue is for scholars and those who know that this is wrong. If he cannot do this and this, he disapproves in his heart and leaves the place of the wrong, or he disapproves in his heart and sits in the place of the wrong, keeping his distance. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Some people go to restaurants where there is music, and they say, "I do not intend to listen to it; rather, I disapprove of it in my heart, and I eat my food there." Is that permissible for him?
Answer:
Disapproval in the heart is not sufficient. One must disapprove with the tongue. Disapproval with the hand is for those in authority. Disapproval with the tongue is for scholars and those who know that this is wrong. If he cannot do this and this, he disapproves in his heart and leaves the place of the wrong, or he disapproves in his heart and sits in the place of the wrong, keeping his distance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الذهاب إلى مطاعم توجد فيها موسيقى؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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