Music at the Funerals of Muslim Leaders
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The questioner:
What is it?
Another questioner:
And regarding music, when one of the leaders of the Muslims dies, do you carry him on a cannon carriage and play music over him?
The Shaykh:
This is ignorance; this is unique ignorance.
Another questioner:
They say, when they are told that the Companions, the messengers, the righteous, and all the Muslims—yes.
The Shaykh:
We have not heard of this, but we ask about something real that changes its ruling, yes.
What is it?
Another questioner:
And regarding music, when one of the leaders of the Muslims dies, do you carry him on a cannon carriage and play music over him?
The Shaykh:
This is ignorance; this is unique ignorance.
Another questioner:
They say, when they are told that the Companions, the messengers, the righteous, and all the Muslims—yes.
The Shaykh:
We have not heard of this, but we ask about something real that changes its ruling, yes.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 54 — archive.org (26:37)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.