The ruling on hiring a woman to play the hand drum at weddings
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to hire women to play the hand drum on the wedding night?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with what is permissible. What the Lawgiver has permitted regarding women playing the hand drum is fine. If a woman is skilled at playing the hand drum within the limits of what is permissible, there is nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong with that. However, making this her profession and her means of livelihood is not the best. It is not the best for her.
The questioner:
That is the issue.
The Shaykh:
As for hiring her for entertainment, playing flutes, music, and lewd singing, that is forbidden. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to hire women to play the hand drum on the wedding night?
The Shaykh:
There is nothing wrong with what is permissible. What the Lawgiver has permitted regarding women playing the hand drum is fine. If a woman is skilled at playing the hand drum within the limits of what is permissible, there is nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong with that. However, making this her profession and her means of livelihood is not the best. It is not the best for her.
The questioner:
That is the issue.
The Shaykh:
As for hiring her for entertainment, playing flutes, music, and lewd singing, that is forbidden. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - ٠٥٨-تكملة الشركة وأنواعها - الإجارة - ٢٧-١٠-٢٣ هـ — archive.org (57:20)
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