What is the ruling on women clapping at celebrations and the ruling on women using the hand drum
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The questioner : Peace be upon you. And upon you be peace, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes. May Allah preserve you. This sister who is calling us on the line says: Recently, clapping and whistling have become widespread in gatherings among women. What is the ruling on that? May you be rewarded.
The questioner : What? And it was…
The Shaykh : Clapping with the hands, and whistling.
The presenter : It is well known that announcing the marriage is a recommended practice (sunnah). And striking the hand drum for women is permissible. In fact, it is also a recommended practice (sunnah). And a woman may sing on this hand drum what is appropriate for the occasion, such as welcoming the attendees, welcoming the marriage, asking Allah the Mighty and Majestic to bless the two spouses, to bless them, and to unite them in goodness, and similar appropriate poems and anthems. As for dancing, low songs, music, and flutes, all of this is a condition that we do not grant a dispensation (rukhsah) for, because some of it is clearly forbidden (haram) and some of it is doubtful. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 16:32
The Shaykh : Yes. May Allah preserve you. This sister who is calling us on the line says: Recently, clapping and whistling have become widespread in gatherings among women. What is the ruling on that? May you be rewarded.
The questioner : What? And it was…
The Shaykh : Clapping with the hands, and whistling.
The presenter : It is well known that announcing the marriage is a recommended practice (sunnah). And striking the hand drum for women is permissible. In fact, it is also a recommended practice (sunnah). And a woman may sing on this hand drum what is appropriate for the occasion, such as welcoming the attendees, welcoming the marriage, asking Allah the Mighty and Majestic to bless the two spouses, to bless them, and to unite them in goodness, and similar appropriate poems and anthems. As for dancing, low songs, music, and flutes, all of this is a condition that we do not grant a dispensation (rukhsah) for, because some of it is clearly forbidden (haram) and some of it is doubtful. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
So he, who saves himself from these doubtful things, saves his religion and his honor (i.e. keeps them blameless). And he who indulges in these doubtful things is like a shepherd who pastures (his animals) near the Hima (private pasture) of someone else and at any moment he is liable to get in it.
من اتقى الشبهات فقد استبرأ لدينه وعرضه ومن وقع في الشبهات وقع في الحرام كالراعي يرعى حول الحمى يوشك أن يقع فيه
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2338- ما حكم التصفيق للنساء في الأفراح وحكم استخدام الدف للنساء/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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